Environmental conditions are the dominant factor influencing stability of terrestrial ecosystems on the Tibetan plateau

L Ren, J Huo, X **ang, Y Pan, Y Li, Y Wang… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Ecosystem stability is essential for the sustainable provision of diverse ecosystem services.
However, the factors that maintain ecosystem stability and their relative importance on the …

[HTML][HTML] Shrub encroachment increases soil carbon and nitrogen stocks in alpine grassland ecosystems of the central Tibetan Plateau

J Zhao, W Yang, A Ji-Shi, Y Ma, L Tian, R Li, Z Huang… - Geoderma, 2023 - Elsevier
Shrub encroachment can significantly affect the ecosystem structure and functioning of
alpine grasslands. However, little is known about how this phenomenon alters soil organic …

[HTML][HTML] A Synthetic Review of Feedbacks and Drivers of Shrub–Grass Interaction in the Process of Grassland Shrub Encroachment

H Hou, H Yan, X Bai, Y Zhang, Y Guo, J Zhou, S Gao - Plants, 2025 - mdpi.com
Many grasslands around the world are affected by shrub encroachment. The essence of
shrub encroachment into a grassland habitat is a change in the direction and intensity of …

Positive effects of leguminous shrub encroachment on multiple ecosystem functions of alpine meadows and steppes greatly depended on increasing soil nutrient

W Yang, G Qu, AR Kelly, GL Wu, J Zhao - Catena, 2024 - Elsevier
Shrub encroachment in grassland ecosystems is projected to intensify worldwide because of
rapid climate change and anthropogenic activity, amplifying the encroachment of woody …

[HTML][HTML] Isolation of Allelochemicals from Rhododendron capitatum and Their Allelopathy on Three Perennial Herbaceous Plants

H Yang, Y Zhao, S Wei, X Yu - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Rhododendron capitatum community expansion is a major threat to alpine meadow.
Allelopathy is an important mediator in managing relationships between plants in natural …

Divergent successions increase soil water recharge capacity accompanied by higher evapotranspiration in alpine meadow

Z Cui, D Dunkerley, J Zhao, GL Wu - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
Alpine meadow ecosystem are undergoing the divergent successions under the influence of
global climate warming and overgrazing by herbivores, which may profoundly impact the …

[HTML][HTML] Multiple Greenness Indexes revealed the vegetation greening during the growing season and winter on the Tibetan Plateau despite regional variations

J Lv, W Zhao, T Hua, L Zhang, P Pereira - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Vegetation is an essential component of terrestrial ecosystems and supplies multiple
ecosystem benefits and services. Several indices have been used to monitor changes in …

[HTML][HTML] Aridity and Soil Properties Drive the Shrub–Herb Interactions Along Drought Gradient in Desert Grassland in Inner Mongolia

H Hou, Y Zhang, J Zhou, Y Guo, H Liu, Y Li, S Gao - Agronomy, 2024 - mdpi.com
Environmental conditions can control the structure and composition of plant communities by
changing the direction and intensity of plant–plant interactions. In extreme arid regions …

Alpine vegetation community patterns in the Khumbu region, Nepalese Himalaya

R Leng, S Harrison, EA Byers, M Magar… - Arctic, Antarctic, and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The Himalayan alpine zone (HAZ)—a high-altitude zone above approximately 4,100 masl, is
projected to experience strong eco-environmental changes with climate change. As plants …

Divergent responses of above‐and belowground ecosystem functioning to shrub encroachment in the Tibetan semi‐arid alpine steppes

A Ji‐Shi, J Zhao, G Qu, GL Wu - Land Degradation & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Semi‐arid alpine ecosystems on the Tibetan Plateau are experiencing rapid climate change
and extensive anthropogenic activity, concomitant with the encroachment of shrubs. Shrub …