2 results match your criteria: "Environmental School of Beijing Normal University[Affiliation]"
The effects of biotic and abiotic factors on the spatial heterogeneity of alpine grassland vegetation at a small scale on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP), China.
Environ Monit Assess
October 2013
State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, Environmental School of Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China.
Article Synopsis
- Understanding the interplay of biotic (living organisms) and abiotic (non-living elements) factors is crucial for sustainable grassland development, particularly in degraded alpine grasslands on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
- The study tested hypotheses indicating that vegetation heterogeneity arises mainly from biotic factors at a small scale, and included field investigations with transects along varying altitudes to assess ecological conditions.
- Findings revealed that biological disturbances, primarily heavy grazing and rat activity, significantly impact vegetation composition by increasing unpalatable and poisonous plants, leading to recommendations for rat control and light grazing as effective restoration strategies.
Effect of degradation intensity on grassland ecosystem services in the alpine region of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China.
PLoS One
August 2013
State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, Environmental School of Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
The deterioration of alpine grassland has great impact on ecosystem services in the alpine region of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. However, the effect of grassland degradation on ecosystem services and the consequence of grassland deterioration on economic loss still remains a mystery. So, in this study, we assessed four types of ecosystem services following the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment classification, along a degradation gradient.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF