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Biomass loss in village ecosystems in Western Himalaya due to wild monkey interactions: A case study
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Conservation faces the challenge of reconciling human activities with the simultaneous presence of wildlife in cultivated landscapes. In a study carried out in two villages of Pauri Garhwal, Western Himalaya, an attempt ...
Legacy effects of experimental environmental change on soil micro-arthropod communities
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wiley
, 2020 , Article)
© 2020 The Authors. Global change experiments such as experimental warming and nutrient addition strongly affect the structure and functioning of high latitude and altitude ecosystems. However, it is often unknown to what ...
Decomposition rate and stabilization across six tundra vegetation types exposed to >20 years of warming
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
© 2020 The Authors Aims: Litter decomposition is an important driver of soil carbon and nutrient cycling in nutrient-limited Arctic ecosystems. However, climate change is expected to induce changes that directly or indirectly ...
Effects of ambient climate and three warming treatments on fruit production in an alpine, subarctic meadow community
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Wiley
, 2021 , Article)
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Climate change is having major impacts on alpine and arctic regions, and inter‐annual variations in temperature are likely to increase. How increased climate variability will impact plant reproduction is ...
Visitors off the trail: Impacts on the dominant plant, bryophyte and lichen species in alpine heath vegetation in sub-arctic Sweden
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Alpine ecosystems are under increasing pressure due to tourism and recreational activities. When leaving designated trails as is frequently observed, visitors can cause unintentional damage to vegetation. This study ...
Temperature and pH define the realised niche space of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.
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Wiley
, 2021 , Article)
The arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are a globally distributed group of soil organisms that play critical roles in ecosystem function. However, the ecological niches of individual AM fungal taxa are poorly understood. ...
Impacts of rapid urbanization on ecosystem services under different scenarios – A case study in Dianchi Lake Basin, China
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Dianchi Lake Basin (DLB) is a typical and representative type of urbanization model based on the plateau lake ecosystem, with scarce land resources, deficient water resources, and a fragile ecological environment, in ...
Cushion plants act as facilitators for soil microarthropods in high alpine Sweden
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Springer
, 2021 , Article)
Cushion plants can have positive impacts on plant richness in severe environments and possibly across trophic levels on arthropods, an under-studied topic. This study examined whether soil communities under cushions have ...
Litter decomposition above the treeline in alpine regions: A mini review
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Litter decomposition is a key driver of ecosystem processes and carbon cycling. Decomposition rate is influenced by numerous factors, such as temperature, humidity, litter properties, soil properties, and properties of ...
Experimental warming differentially affects vegetative and reproductive phenology of tundra plants
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Nature Research
, 2021 , Article)
Rapid climate warming is altering Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystem structure and function, including shifts in plant phenology. While the advancement of green up and flowering are well-documented, it remains unclear ...