scholarly journals Contrasting microbial biogeographical patterns between anthropogenic subalpine grasslands and natural alpine grasslands

2015 ◽  
Vol 209 (3) ◽  
pp. 1196-1207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto A. Geremia ◽  
Mihai Pușcaș ◽  
Lucie Zinger ◽  
Jean‐Marc Bonneville ◽  
Philippe Choler
Keyword(s):  
Alpine Grasslands ◽  
Subalpine Grasslands

Species composition and herbage production of mountain rangelands in northern British Columbia

1985 ◽  
Vol 63 (11) ◽  
pp. 2077-2080
Author(s):  
Dale R. Seip ◽  
Fred L. Bunnell
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Species Composition ◽  
N Fertilization ◽  
Alpine Grasslands ◽  
Growing Seasons ◽  
Subalpine Grasslands

Species composition and herbage production were determined for different range types used by ungulates in northern British Columbia. In addition, the effect of N fertilization on alpine grasslands was measured. Fire-induced subalpine grasslands produced much more herbage than other range types. Graminoid production, but not forb production, was greater in wet growing seasons. Fertilization of alpine ranges with 17–35 kg N/ha did not increase the herbage production.

Distribution characteristics of soil carbon during forage greening in different alpine grasslands of Eastern Qilian Mountains

2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 1111-1116
Author(s):  
Cheng-De YANG ◽  
Xiu-Rong CHEN ◽  
Rui-Jun LONG ◽  
Li Xue ◽  
Zhen-Fen ZHANG
Keyword(s):  
Soil Carbon ◽  
Qilian Mountains ◽  
Distribution Characteristics ◽  
Alpine Grasslands

Soil C mineralization and temperature sensitivity in alpine grasslands of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau

2014 ◽  
Vol 37 (11) ◽  
pp. 988-997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li XU ◽  
Shu-Xia YU ◽  
Nian-Peng HE ◽  
Xue-Fa WEN ◽  
Pei-Li SHI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Sensitivity ◽  
C Mineralization ◽  
Alpine Grasslands ◽  
Soil C ◽  
Xizang Plateau

Declining human activity intensity on alpine grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau

2021 ◽  
Vol 296 ◽  
pp. 113198
Author(s):  
Meng Li ◽  
Xianzhou Zhang ◽  
Jianshuang Wu ◽  
Qiannan Ding ◽  
Ben Niu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Human Activity ◽  
The Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Alpine Grasslands ◽  
Activity Intensity

Two-source energy balance modeling of evapotranspiration in Alpine grasslands

2018 ◽  
Vol 209 ◽  
pp. 327-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Castelli ◽  
M.C. Anderson ◽  
Y. Yang ◽  
G. Wohlfahrt ◽  
G. Bertoldi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Balance ◽  
Alpine Grasslands

Depth‐dependent drivers of soil microbial necromass carbon across Tibetan alpine grasslands

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mei He ◽  
Kai Fang ◽  
Leiyi Chen ◽  
Xuehui Feng ◽  
Shuqi Qin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alpine Grasslands ◽  
Soil Microbial

Intensified grazing affects endemic plant and gastropod diversity in alpine grasslands of the Southern Carpathian mountains (Romania)

Biologia ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Baur ◽  
Cristina Cremene ◽  
Gheorghe Groza ◽  
Anatoli Schileyko ◽  
Anette Baur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Vascular Plant ◽  
Calcareous Soils ◽  
Acid Soils ◽  
Endemic Plant ◽  
Alpine Grasslands ◽  
Gastropod Species ◽  
Mountain Area ◽  
The Carpathians ◽  
Steep Slopes

AbstractAlpine grasslands in the Southern Carpathian Mts, Romania, harbour an extraordinarily high diversity of plants and invertebrates, including Carpathic endemics. In the past decades, intensive sheep grazing has caused a dramatic decrease in biodiversity and even led to eroded soils at many places in the Carpathians. Because of limited food resources, sheep are increasingly forced to graze on steep slopes, which were formerly not grazed by livestock and are considered as local biodiversity hotspots. We examined species richness, abundance and number of endemic vascular plants and terrestrial gastropods on steep slopes that were either grazed by sheep or ungrazed by livestock in two areas of the Southern Carpathians. On calcareous soils in the Bucegi Mts, a total of 177 vascular plant and 19 gastropod species were recorded. Twelve plant species (6.8%) and three gastropod species (15.8%) were endemic to the Carpathians. Grazed sites had lower plant and gastropod species richness than ungrazed sites. Furthermore, grazed sites harboured fewer gastropod species endemic to the Carpathians than ungrazed sites. On acid soils in the Fagaras Mts, a total of 96 vascular plant and nine gastropod species were found. In this mountain area, however, grazed and ungrazed sites did not differ in species richness, abundance and number of endemic plant and gastropod species. Our findings confirm the high biodiversity of grasslands on steep slopes in the Southern Carpathian Mts and caution against increasing grazing pressure in these refuges for relic plants and gastropods as well as for other invertebrates.

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