Long-Term Grazing Exclusion Reduces Species Diversity but Increases Community Heterogeneity in an Alpine Grassland

Long-Term Grazing Exclusion Reduces Species Diversity but Increases Community Heterogeneity in an Alpine Grassland

Extensive grazing activity is threatening the alpine grassland of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Evidence has shown that grazing exclusion may change the composition, structure, and functions of grassland ecosystems. However, such effects depend on the intensity and duration of exclusion. We explored...

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Main Authors: Shanshan Song, Jiangling Zhu, Tianli Zheng, Zhiyao Tang, Fan Zhang, Chengjun Ji, Zehao Shen, Jianxiao Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
community composition
community structure
grazing exclusion
Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
spatial heterogeneity
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2020.00066/full

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