Elevation and aspect determine the differences in soil properties and plant species diversity on Himalayan mountain summits

M Hamid, AA Khuroo, AH Malik, R Ahmad… - Ecological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Although vegetation has been the focus of recent studies on mountain summits, little is
known about smaller‐scale spatial patterns of soil physico‐chemical properties. Here, we …

[HTML][HTML] Impacts of slope aspects on altitudinal species richness and species composition of Narapani-Masina landscape, Arghakhanchi, West Nepal

BR Nepali, J Skartveit, CB Baniya - Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aimed to find out the roles of altitude, slope aspect, and soil factors in species
richness in the Narapani-Masina landscape, Arghakhanchi, Nepal. We surveyed forest plant …

Influence of altitude on secondary metabolites, antioxidants, and antimicrobial activities of Himalayan yew (Taxus wallichiana)

P Adhikari, K Joshi, M Singh… - Plant Biosystems-An …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The present study aimed to investigate the impact of altitude on the bioactive compounds,
antioxidants, and antimicrobial activity of Taxus wallichiana. Plant needles were collected …

Altitudinal gradient drives significant changes in soil physico-chemical and eco-physiological properties of Rhododendron anthopogon: a case study from Himalaya

ZA Mangral, SU Islam, L Tariq, S Kaur… - Frontiers in Forests …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The best natural laboratories for studying the ecological responses of plants are high-
altitude areas like the Himalaya, where many gradients coexist on a relatively small spatial …

Nutrient cycling at higher altitudes

SP Jeyakumar, B Dash, AK Singh, DC Suyal… - … advancements for higher …, 2020 - Springer
Altitude in simple terms is the height above the mean sea level, but it is not as simple as it
sounds. The altitude has a significant influence on properties and processes of ecosystem …

Dauciform roots affect functional traits of Carex filispica under nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization in alpine meadow

R Fan, J Hua, S Jiang, X Wang, W Liu, W Ji - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Over recent decades, there has been a severe nitrogen-deposition in alpine meadows
which often leads to phosphorus limitation of plant productivity. In these high-altitude …

Elevation-dependent dynamics of soil properties in a hilly watershed: a landform-based approach

S Sharma, D Swami - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2024 - Springer
Understanding the variation of soil physical properties in relation to land use and elevation
is essential for modeling soil-landscape relationships and sustainable land management …

[PDF][PDF] Altitudinal and land use influence on soil properties in Nagaland

YKS IMTIMONGLA, JB BORDOLOI - Annals of Plant and Soil …, 2024 - researchgate.net
Present investigation was executed during 2020-21 in the Department of Soil Science, SAS,
Nagaland University, Medziphema to study altitudinal and land use impact on soil …

Potential drivers of plant diversity and composition in high-altitude alpine regions of Himalaya

N Thapliyal, P Bhojak, KC Sekar, K Bisht, P Mehta… - Community …, 2024 - Springer
In the present era of accelerating climate change, a comprehensive understanding of the
distribution patterns of plant communities and their driving factors is pivotal in ecological …

Variation in leaf functional traits of the Korean maple (Acer pseudosieboldianum) along an elevational gradient in a montane forest in Southern Korea

KJ Nam, EJ Lee - Journal of Ecology and Environment, 2018 - Springer
Plant functional traits have been shown to be useful to understand how and why ecosystems
and their components vary across environmental heterogeneity or gradients. This study …