Restoration of a hillslope grassland with an ecological grass species (Elymus tangutorum) favors rainfall interception and water infiltration and reduces soil loss on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

Combined effects of the wheat straw length and incorporation rate on reducing runoff and sediment yields

(2022) Jianye Ma et al.   CATENA

Effectiveness of mixed cultivated grasslands to reduce sediment concentration in runoff on hillslopes in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

(2022) Yu Liu et al.   GEODERMA

Optimizing grazing exclusion practices to achieve Goal 15 of the sustainable development goals in the Tibetan Plateau

(2021) Jian Sun et al.   Science Bulletin

Litter cover breaks soil water repellency of biocrusts, enhancing initial soil water infiltration and content in a semi-arid sandy land

(2021) Zeng Cui et al.   AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT

Litter crusts enhance soil nutrients through bacteria rather than fungi in sandy ecosystems

(2021) Yu Liu et al.   CATENA

Runoff and sediment yield in relation to precipitation, temperature and glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau

(2021) Fan Zhang et al.   International Soil and Water Conservation Research

Plant litter crust appear as a promising measure to combat desertification in sandy land ecosystem

(2021) Gao-Lin Wu et al.   CATENA

Soil nutrient loss by gully erosion on sloping alpine steppe in the northern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

(2021) Lei Sun et al.   CATENA

Reconsidering the efficiency of grazing exclusion using fences on the Tibetan Plateau

(2020) Jian Sun et al.   Science Bulletin

Experimental study on the effects of multiple factors on spring meltwater erosion on an alpine meadow slope

(2020) Xiaonan Shi et al.   International Soil and Water Conservation Research

Litter cover promotes biocrust decomposition and surface soil functions in sandy ecosystem

(2020) Gao-Lin Wu et al.   GEODERMA

Effects of Pinus tabulaeformis litter cover on the sediment transport capacity of overland flow

(2020) Lin Ding et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

Nutrients cause grassland biomass to outpace herbivory

(2020) E. T. Borer et al.   Nature Communications

Alkaloid Contents in Epichloë Endophyte-Infected Elymus tangutorum Sampled along an Elevation Gradient on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

(2020) Qian Shi et al.   Agronomy-Basel

Alternate Grassy Ecosystem States Are Determined by Palatability–Flammability Trade-Offs

(2019) Gareth P. Hempson et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Fine roots determine soil infiltration potential than soil water content in semi-arid grassland soils

(2019) Zeng Cui et al.   JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY

Sediment yield, runoff and hydraulic characteristics in straw and rock fragment covers

(2019) Ebrahim Omidvar et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

Enhancing sustainability of grassland ecosystems through ecological restoration and grazing management in an era of climate change on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

(2019) Shikui Dong et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Formation of litter crusts and its multifunctional ecological effects in a desert ecosystem

(2018) Chao Jia et al.   Ecosphere

Effect of stem basal cover on the sediment transport capacity of overland flows

(2018) Hongli Mu et al.   GEODERMA

Root channels to indicate the increase in soil matrix water infiltration capacity of arid reclaimed mine soils

(2017) Gao-Lin Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY

Rumen prokaryotic communities of ruminants under different feeding paradigms on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

(2017) Dan Xue et al.   SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Neighbor palatability generates associational effects by altering herbivore foraging behavior

(2016) Philip G. Hahn et al.   ECOLOGY

Temperature and snowfall trigger alpine vegetation green-up on the world's roof

(2015) Xiaoqiu Chen et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Percolation through leaf litter: What happens during rainfall events of varying intensity?

(2015) David Dunkerley   JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY

Microbial community structure mediates response of soil C decomposition to litter addition and warming

(2015) Courtney A. Creamer et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Efficacy of bark strands and straw mulching after wildfire in NW Spain: Effects on erosion control and vegetation recovery

(2014) Cristina Fernández et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Positive interactions between large herbivores and grasshoppers, and their consequences for grassland plant diversity

(2013) Zhiwei Zhong et al.   ECOLOGY

Stones and Organic Mulches Improve theQuercus IlexL. Afforestation Success Under Mediterranean Climatic Conditions

(2013) María Noelia Jiménez et al.   LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT

RANGELAND DEGRADATION ON THE QINGHAI-TIBET PLATEAU: IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATION

(2011) X.-L. Li et al.   LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT

Labile soil carbon inputs mediate the soil microbial community composition and plant residue decomposition rates

(2010) Marie-Anne de Graaff et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Rangeland degradation on the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau: A review of the evidence of its magnitude and causes

(2009) R.B. Harris   JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS

Effect of fencing, artificial seeding and abandonment on vegetation composition and dynamics of ‘black soil land’ in the headwaters of the Yangtze and the Yellow Rivers of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

(2008) Z. H. Shang et al.   LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT