The impacts of climate change and human activities on biogeochemical cycles on the Q inghai‐T ibetan P lateau

H Chen, Q Zhu, C Peng, N Wu, Y Wang… - Global change …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
With a pace of about twice the observed rate of global warming, the temperature on the
Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau (Earth's 'third pole') has increased by 0.2° C per decade over the …

Alpine vegetation in the context of climate change: A global review of past research and future directions

B Verrall, CM Pickering - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Climate change is causing extensive alterations to ecosystems globally, with some more
vulnerable than others. Alpine ecosystems, characterised by low-temperatures and …

The whole-soil carbon flux in response to warming

CE Hicks Pries, C Castanha, RC Porras, MS Torn - Science, 2017 - science.org
Soil organic carbon harbors three times as much carbon as Earth's atmosphere, and its
decomposition is a potentially large climate change feedback and major source of …

Increasing altitudinal gradient of spring vegetation phenology during the last decade on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau

M Shen, G Zhang, N Cong, S Wang, W Kong… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2014 - Elsevier
Spring vegetation phenology in temperate and cold regions is widely expected to advance
with increasing temperature, and is often used to indicate regional climatic change. The …

Effects of warming and grazing on soil N availability, species composition, and ANPP in an alpine meadow

S Wang, J Duan, G Xu, Y Wang, Z Zhang, Y Rui… - Ecology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Uncertainty about the effects of warming and grazing on soil nitrogen (N) availability,
species composition, and aboveground net primary production (ANPP) limits our ability to …

Spatial and temporal differences in alpine meadow, alpine steppe and all vegetation of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and their responses to climate change

H Duan, X Xue, T Wang, W Kang, J Liao, S Liu - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Alpine meadow and alpine steppe are the two most widely distributed nonzonal vegetation
types in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. In the context of global climate change, the differences in …

The microbial gene diversity along an elevation gradient of the Tibetan grassland

Y Yang, Y Gao, S Wang, D Xu, H Yu, L Wu… - The ISME …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Tibet is one of the most threatened regions by climate warming, thus understanding how its
microbial communities function may be of high importance for predicting microbial …

Responses of the functional structure of soil microbial community to livestock grazing in the T ibetan alpine grassland

Y Yang, L Wu, Q Lin, M Yuan, D Xu, H Yu… - Global change …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Microbes play key roles in various biogeochemical processes, including carbon (C) and
nitrogen (N) cycling. However, changes of microbial community at the functional gene level …

Sustaining biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Hindu Kush Himalaya

J Xu, R Badola, N Chettri, RP Chaudhary… - The Hindu Kush …, 2019 - Springer
Mountains make up 24% of the world's land area, are home to 20% of the world's
population, provide 60–80% of the world's fresh water, and harbour 50% of the world's …

Grassland productivity increase was dominated by climate in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau from 1982 to 2020

W Zhou, T Wang, J **ao, K Wang, W Yu, Z Du… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Grassland areas occupy 60% of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) and play a critical role in
enhancing the ecological barrier functions of the QTP. Grassland ecosystems, and net …