Life-form composition of alpine plant communities at the Eastern Qinghai-Tibetan plateau

Elumeeva, Tatiana G.; Текеев, Д. К.; Wu, Yan; Wang, Q.; Онипченко, В. Г.

doi:10.1080/11263504.2013.845263

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“…ex Boott, Carex atrofusca Schkuhr., Kobresia humilis and Cremanthodium lineare Maxim. These communities are mainly affected by intensive grazing (Elumeeva et al 2014).…”

Section: A T E R I a L A N D M E T H O D S Study Areamentioning

confidence: 99%

The CSR strategies of alpine plants and community functional diversity in the Eastern Qinghai-Tibetan mountains

Wu¹,

Elumeeva²,

Kazantseva³

et al. 2023

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Many alpine communities of the Tibetan plateau experience both harsh climates and heavy grazing, and the adaptations to such environment are realized in plant functional traits and strategies. We tested, which leaf traits allow to dominate in the two wide-spread alpine communities of the Eastern Qinghai-Tibetan mountains, Kobresia alpine meadows and alpine fens, and do meadows and fens differ by community-weighted dominance-linked traits, strategy affinities, and functional diversity. Lower leaf dry matter content (LDMC) and higher specific leaf area (SLA) provides the species dominance in Kobresia alpine meadows, while size traits do not influence the dominance. Both LDMC and SLA have low functional evenness and divergence in the two communities. The prevail of stress-tolerators reflects the abiotic environment of alpine plants, but high affinities to ruderal strategy are possibly related to grazing.

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“…ex Boott, Carex atrofusca Schkuhr., Kobresia humilis and Cremanthodium lineare Maxim. These communities are mainly affected by intensive grazing (Elumeeva et al 2014).…”

Section: A T E R I a L A N D M E T H O D S Study Areamentioning

confidence: 99%

The CSR strategies of alpine plants and community functional diversity in the Eastern Qinghai-Tibetan mountains

Wu¹,

Elumeeva²,

Kazantseva³

et al. 2023

Bot Pac

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“…In the mountainous forest ecosystem, the diverse topography and elevation range resulted in an impressive effect on the environmental microclimate, vegetation cover and soil properties [99,100] over a short distance, often with sharp transitions (ecotone) in the vegetation sequences [101,102]. Particularly, the environmental factors, such as temperature, light intensity, soil moisture and fertility status in the alpine ecosystem are the most decisive factors and may explain the decrease in the growth and developmental traits along an elevation gradient [61,103,104].…”

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Population Dynamics of Juniperus macropoda Bossier Forest Ecosystem in Relation to Soil Physico-Chemical Characteristics in the Cold Desert of North-Western Himalaya

Kumar

Bhardwaj

Sharma

et al. 2022

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Juniperus macropoda is the only tree species of a cold desert ecosystem that is experiencing high anthropogenic pressure and has a poor regeneration status due to harsh environmental conditions. Due to the limited distribution of Juniperus macropoda in this region, the species have remained largely unexplored in terms of understanding the distribution pattern along the elevation and soil fertility gradients. Therefore, the current research was carried out along the elevational gradient, starting from the base line at 3000 m above sea level (m asl) asl with an elevational plot distance of 180 m. The study revealed that the average density of J. macropoda declined gradually from the first elevation range, i.e., 3000–3180 m asl onward, and extended up to the elevation range of 3900–4080 m asl. However, the average seedling and sapling densities were highest at mid-elevation and extended up to an elevation range of 4080–4260 m asl. The J. macropoda population formed a reverse J-shaped structure only up to 3540–3720 m asl. The maximum total biomass and carbon density were recorded in the lowest elevational range, and decreased subsequently. The primary soil nutrients under study decreased sharply along the elevational gradient. Seedling, sapling and tree distributions had a significantly positive relationship (p < 0.05) with available N, P, K, SOC, silt and clay contents and were negatively correlated (p < 0.05) with sand contents. The outcome of the study will form the basis for devising a plan for the management and conservation of J. macropoda forests.

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A proposal for assessing the success of soil bioengineering work by analysing vegetation: results of two case studies in the Italian Alps

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Life-form composition of alpine plant communities at the Eastern Qinghai-Tibetan plateau

Cited by 5 publications

References 25 publications

The CSR strategies of alpine plants and community functional diversity in the Eastern Qinghai-Tibetan mountains

The CSR strategies of alpine plants and community functional diversity in the Eastern Qinghai-Tibetan mountains

Population Dynamics of Juniperus macropoda Bossier Forest Ecosystem in Relation to Soil Physico-Chemical Characteristics in the Cold Desert of North-Western Himalaya

A proposal for assessing the success of soil bioengineering work by analysing vegetation: results of two case studies in the Italian Alps

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