The grassland ecosystems cover above 60% of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) and provide
important ecosystem services and functions at local and regional scales. However, both …

Abstract With 450,000 km 2 Kobresia (syn. Carex) pygmaea dominated pastures in the
eastern Tibetan highlands are the world's largest pastoral alpine ecosystem forming a …

Grassland restoration across the world increases soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration
which is critical for global C cycling and CO 2 removal from the atmosphere. However, the …

In macroecology, the concept of r‐and K‐strategy has been widely applied, yet, there have
been limited studies on microbial life‐history strategies in temperate grasslands using …

The carbon sequestration capacity of alpine grasslands, composed of alpine meadows and
steppes, in the Tibetan Plateau has an essential role in regulating the regional carbon cycle …

Abstract The Tibetan Plateau's Kobresia pastures store 2.5% of the world's soil organic
carbon (SOC). Climate change and overgrazing render their topsoils vulnerable to …

Grassland degradation is a retrogressive succession of grassland vegetation, which leads to
the loss of biodiversity and the degradation of ecosystem functions. Soil microbiomes play …

Interactions between the atmosphere, biosphere, cryosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere
are most active in the critical zone, a region extending from the tops of trees to the top of …

The alpine meadow in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has been seriously degraded due to
human activities and climate change in recent decades. Understanding the changes of the …

Microbial succession has been extensively investigated during the restoration of degraded
environments, but the interactions of microbes with plants and soils have not been well …