Study reveals microbial adaptation mechanism of plateau animals
March 14, 2025 XINING, March 13--A new study has uncovered the substantial impact of altitude on the gut microbiota of the plateau pika, a small mammal, on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the west of China. The study, conduct...
Assessment approach for conservation effectiveness and gaps for endangered species based on habitat suitability: A case study of alpine musk deer in western China
January 17, 2025 With the rapid socio-economic development, intensified land use and population growth have severely threatened global biodiversity, particularly on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, a global biodiversity hotspot where many e...
Context dependencies in the responses of plant biomass and surface soil organic carbon content to nitrogen addition and precipitation change within alpine grasslands
January 17, 2025 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...
Precipitation Determines the Spatial Variability of Vegetation and Topsoil Organic Carbon Densities of Alpine Grasslands in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China
January 17, 2025 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...
Utilizing a vegetation restoration potential model to derive a reference for assessing ecological restoration of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
January 17, 2025 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...