scholarly journals Microsatellite primers in Carex moorcroftii (Cyperaceae), a dominant species of the steppe on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

2011 ◽  
Vol 98 (12) ◽  
pp. e382-e384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wensheng Liu ◽  
Yin Zhou ◽  
Hui Liao ◽  
Yao Zhao ◽  
Zhiping Song
Keyword(s):  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Dominant Species ◽  
Microsatellite Primers

scholarly journals Microsatellite primers in Stipa purpurea (Poaceae), a dominant species of the steppe on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

2011 ◽  
Vol 98 (6) ◽  
pp. e150-e151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wensheng Liu ◽  
Hui Liao ◽  
Yin Zhou ◽  
Yao Zhao ◽  
Zhiping Song
Keyword(s):  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Dominant Species ◽  
Microsatellite Primers ◽  
Stipa Purpurea

Leaf Morphology Shift of Three Dominant Species along Altitudinal Gradient in an Alpine Meadow of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

2014 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 639-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengying Zhong ◽  
Jianxun Wang ◽  
Kesi Liu ◽  
Ruixin Wu ◽  
Yuehua Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Altitudinal Gradient ◽  
Dominant Species ◽  
Leaf Morphology ◽  
Alpine Meadow

Above-and below-ground trait linkages of dominant species shape responses of alpine steppe composition to precipitation changes in the Tibetan Plateau

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi Zheng ◽  
Yue Zhang ◽  
Shihu Zhang ◽  
Qun Ma ◽  
Dajie Gong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Community Composition ◽  
Plant Community ◽  
Dominant Species ◽  
The Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Plant Community Composition ◽  
Alpine Steppe ◽  
Precipitation Regimes ◽  
Below Ground ◽  
Precipitation Changes

Abstract Aims Human activities and global changes have led to alterations in global and regional precipitation regimes. Despite extensive studies on the effects of changes in precipitation regimes on plant community composition across different types of grassland world-wide, few studies have specifically focused on the effects of precipitation changes on high-altitude alpine steppe at community and plant species levels in the Tibetan Plateau. Methods We investigated the effects of growing-season precipitation changes (reduced precipitation by 50%; ambient precipitation; enhanced precipitation by 50%) for 6 years on plant community composition in an alpine steppe of Tibetan Plateau by linking above-ground to below-ground traits of dominant species. Important Findings We found that reduced precipitation shifted community composition from dominance by bunchgrass (primarily Stipa purpurea) to dominance by rhizomatous grass (primarily Leymus secalinus). Roots and leaf traits of L. secalinus and S. purpurea differed in their responses to reduced precipitation. Reduced precipitation enhanced root vertical length and carbon (C) allocation to deep soil layers, and decreased the leaf width in L. secalinus, but it did not change the traits in S. purpurea. Moreover, reduced precipitation significantly enhanced rhizome biomass, length, diameter and adventitious root at the rhizome nodes in L. secalinus. These changes in traits may render rhizomatous grass greater competitive during drought stress. Therefore, our findings highlight important roles of above-ground and below-ground traits of dominant species in plant community composition of alpine steppe under precipitation change.

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