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 …

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 Palaearctic steppes range from the Mediterranean basin towards China, forming one of
the largest continuous terrestrial biomes. The literature on steppe ecology and conservation …

Structural information of grassland changes on the Tibetan Plateau is essential for
understanding alterations in critical ecosystem functioning and their underlying drivers that …

Soil flooding has emerged as a serious threat to modern agriculture due to the rapid global
warming and climate change, resulting in catastrophic crop damage and yield losses. The …

Alpine ecosystems at high altitudes and latitudes are notably sensitive to climatic warming
and the Tibetan Plateau is a widely distributed alpine ecosystem. The magnitude of climatic …

The Mongolian steppes with a long history of nomadic pastoralism cover a large area of the
Palaearctic steppe biome and are still relatively intact. As livestock number has increased …

Plant coverage is a basic indicator of the biomass production in ecosystems. On the Tibetan
Plateau, the biomass of grasslands provides major ecosystem services with regard to the …

Accurate assessments of grassland above-ground biomass (AGB) are crucial for the
sustainable utilization and protection of grassland resources and the eco-environment. In …

Grazing exclusion by fencing is a commonly used management practice for restoring the
degraded alpine grasslands on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP). However, there is …