Alpine Meadow
Effects of rodent-induced land degradation on ecosystem carbon fluxes in an alpine meadow in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, China
... is alpine meadow soil (soil taxonomy in China, and Cryosols in World Reference Base (WRB) taxonomy; IUSS, 2006) with a mattic epipedon at approximately 0– 10 cm depth and an organic-rich layer at 20–30 cm ...
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Grazing depresses soil carbon storage through changing plant biomass and composition in a Tibetan alpine meadow
... Tibetan alpine meadow to address the responses of surface soil (0–15 cm) organic carbon (SOC) storage in the plant growing season (from May to September) to varying grazing intensity (represented by the ...
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Effect of plateau pika disturbance and patchiness on ecosystem carbon emissions in alpine meadow in the northeastern part of Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau
... This study was conducted at the permanent plots at the Suli Alpine Meadow Ecosystem Observation and Experiment Station (98 ◦ 18 0 33.2 00 , 38 ◦ 25 0 13.5 00 ; 3887 m a.s.l.; North- west Institute of ...
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Impacts of changes in vegetation cover on soil water heat coupling in an alpine meadow of the Qinghai Tibet Plateau, China
... (Alpine meadow soil) in Chinese taxonomy, or as Cambisols in FAO/UNESCO taxon- ...in Alpine meadow ...gion’s alpine meadow soils under different levels of ...degraded ...
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Spatial and Temporal Variations in Available Soil Nitrogen—A Case Study in Kobresia Alpine Meadow in the Qinghai Tibetan Plateau, China
... Elucidating the factors that determine the effects of temporal and spatial vari- ation of nutrients is important for analyzing the characteristics of an ecosys- tem. The goal of this paper was to estimate how values ...
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Groundwater flow and storage within an alpine meadow talus complex
... in alpine watersheds play key roles in regu- lating the rate and timing of runoff to mountain ...and alpine meadows are dominant features in these areas, but scant data exist for their capacity to store and ...
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Grazing increases litter decomposition rate but decreases nitrogen release rate in an alpine meadow
... creased plant palatability and total litter biomass. Grazing improves litter quality through higher N content but lower hemicellulose and hemicellulose : N ratio. Grazing signifi- cantly accelerated litter decomposition, ...
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Growth, Productivity and Chemical Composition of a Sub-Alpine Meadow in Interior British Columbia.
... Results of two digestibility trials conducted for seven days on six animals on a sub-alpine sedge meadow near Kamloops, B... 240 MCLEAN, NICHOLSON, VAN RYSWYK.[r] ...
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Ecosystem nitrogen retention is regulated by plant community trait interactions with nutrient status in an alpine meadow
... Journal of Ecology Draft Standard Paper n/a Wang, F; The Key Laboratory of Restoration Ecology in Cold Region of Qinghai Province Northwest Plateau Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy [r] ...
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Some practical notes on the land surface modeling in the Tibetan Plateau
... the alpine desert ...the meadow sits was optimized from sensible heat flux and me- teorological data for near-neutral conditions (see Yang et ...at alpine meadow sites changes considerably ...
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Variation of soil hydraulic properties with alpine grassland degradation in the eastern Tibetan Plateau
... rodents, alpine meadow on the Tibetan Plateau has been severely de- graded (Wang et ...of alpine meadow degradation over the Tibetan Plateau have been extensively explored (Li et ...of ...
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Cellulose and cutisin decomposition in soil of Alopecuretum meadow
... As was mentioned above, relations among litter decomposition and sward management are closely related to the botanical composition of sward and locality conditions. The previous experiments with substrate decomposition ...
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Dissipation of Waves over a Salt Marsh Meadow
... With an increasing awareness of ecological value and rising sea levels the use of vegetation in flood protection becomes widely accepted. To evaluate and quantify the benefits of a salt marsh meadow for flood ...
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Selection of alpine grasslands over beech forest by stoats (Mustela erminea) in montane southern New Zealand
... The Borland Burn (45°40’S, 167°20’E) is 63 km south of Te Anau, New Zealand, in the south-eastern part of Fiordland National Park. The area consists of rugged mountains rising from sea level to >1600 m separated by ...
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Effect of Fertilization on Yield on an Irrigated Mountain Meadow.
... Effect of dif- ferent nitrogen levels on the yield total nitrogen content, and nitro- gen recovery of six grasses grown under irrigation. Efficiency of re- covery[r] ...
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Glacial geomorphological mapping: A review of approaches and frameworks for best practice
... in alpine and plateau settings generally follows a similar approach that combines remote sensing and considerable field mapping/checking (Figure 14; ...Hence, alpine- and plateau- style ice masses are ...
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Ecology of the Olearia colensoi dominated sub alpine scrub in the Southern Ruahine Range, New Zealand : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Botany at Massey University
... ABSTRACT The Olearia colensoi leatherwood or tupari dominated southern Ruahine sub-alpine scrub is the largest continuous area of sub-alpine asteraceous scrub in New Zealand - the result[r] ...
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Ecology of the Olearia colensoi dominated sub alpine scrub in the Southern Ruahine Range, New Zealand : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Botany at Massey University
... ABSTRACT The Olearia colensoi leatherwood or tupari dominated southern Ruahine sub-alpine scrub is the largest continuous area of sub-alpine asteraceous scrub in New Zealand - the result[r] ...
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Forage and serum phosphorus values for bighorn sheep.
... The alpine summer range provides ade- quate amounts of phosphorus for winter requirements (certain bands of bighorn sheep remain on alpine ranges year-round) where[r] ...
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Evaluation of techniques for establishing sedge meadow vegetation
... The present study collected information about the vegetation, soils and hydrology of naturally occurring sedge meadows in the vicinity of the Des Plaines River Wetlands Demonstration Pro[r] ...
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