Plant phenology changes and drivers on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau

M Shen, S Wang, N Jiang, J Sun, R Cao… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022‏ - nature.com
The ongoing phenological changes in vegetation on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau could
modify land surface and atmospheric processes. In this Review, we summarize these …

Enhancing sustainability of grassland ecosystems through ecological restoration and grazing management in an era of climate change on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

S Dong, Z Shang, J Gao, RB Boone - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
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 …

Alpine grassland plants grow earlier and faster but biomass remains unchanged over 35 years of climate change

H Wang, H Liu, G Cao, Z Ma, Y Li, F Zhang… - Ecology …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Satellite data indicate significant advancement in alpine spring phenology over decades of
climate warming, but corresponding field evidence is scarce. It is also unknown whether this …

Effects of climate change on alpine plants and their pollinators

DW Inouye - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Alpine environments are among the habitats most strongly affected by climate change, and
consequently their unique plants and pollinators are faced with the challenge of adapting or …

Consistent time allocation fraction to vegetation green-up versus senescence across northern ecosystems despite recent climate change

F Meng, AJ Felton, J Mao, N Cong, WK Smith… - Science …, 2024‏ - science.org
Extended growing season lengths under climatic warming suggest increased time for plant
growth. However, research has focused on climatic impacts to the timing or duration of …

Increased precipitation leads to earlier green-up and later senescence in Tibetan alpine grassland regardless of warming

P Ma, J Zhao, H Zhang, L Zhang, T Luo - Science of the Total Environment, 2023‏ - Elsevier
It is debatable whether warming or increased precipitation primarily drives the changes of
spring and autumn phenology in alpine grasslands at high elevations like the Tibetan …

Warming and precipitation addition interact to affect plant spring phenology in alpine meadows on the central Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

H Ganjurjav, ES Gornish, G Hu, MW Schwartz… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Temperature and precipitation are primary regulators of plant phenology. However, our
knowledge of how these factors might interact to affect plant phenology is incomplete. The …

Warming shortens flowering seasons of tundra plant communities

JS Prevéy, C Rixen, N Rüger, TT Høye… - Nature ecology & …, 2019‏ - nature.com
Advancing phenology is one of the most visible effects of climate change on plant
communities, and has been especially pronounced in temperature-limited tundra …

[HTML][HTML] Warming changed the relationship between species diversity and primary productivity of alpine meadow on the Tibetan Plateau

L Ma, Z Zhang, G Shi, H Su, R Qin, T Chang, J Wei… - Ecological …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Climate warming are supposed to have irreversible effects on the biodiversity and
ecosystem functions of grassland. Alpine meadow is the predominant ecosystem in Qinghai …

Larger responses of trees' leaf senescence to cooling than warming: results from a climate manipulation experiment

S Wang, Z Wu, Y Gong, Y Nie, Z Liu, Y Chen… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Global warming generally delays autumn leaf senescence, which affects carbon and water
cycles of terrestrial ecosystem and exerts feedbacks on the climate system. Nevertheless …