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Context dependencies in the responses of plant biomass and surface soil organic carbon content to nitrogen addition and precipitation change  within alpine grasslands

Alpine grasslands store vast amounts of organic carbon and are susceptible to global change. However, the responses of ecosystem carbon storage to synchronous atmospheric nitrogen deposition and altered precipitation...

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Precipitation Determines the Spatial Variability of Vegetation and Topsoil Organic Carbon Densities of Alpine Grasslands in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China

Alpine grassland soils accumulate massive stocks of organic carbon and function as important carbon sinks on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Substantial uncertainties prevent a full understanding of ecosystems’carbon po...

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Utilizing a vegetation restoration potential model to derive a reference for assessing ecological restoration of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

When implementing ecological restoration practices, valid references are essential to justify and improve best practices for ecological restoration in natural resource management. Despite numerous assessments of ecolo...

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Effects of short- and long-term plant functional group removal on alpine meadow community niche

The rapid loss of global biodiversity affects the creation and maintenance of community biodiversity and ecosystem structure and function.

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Effects of short- and long-term plant functional group loss on alpine meadow community structure and soil nutrients

In summary, species loss at the community level led to extensive species niche shifts, which caused community resource redistribution and significant changes in community structure.

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