The Kobresia pygmaea ecosystem of the Tibetan highlands - Origin, functioning and degradation of the world's largest pastoral alpine ecosystem: Kobresia pastures of Tibet

With 450,000 km Kobresia (syn. Carex) pygmaea dominated pastures in the eastern Tibetan highlands are the world's largest pastoral alpine ecosystem forming a durable turf cover at 3000-6000 m a.s.l. Kobresia's resilience and competitiveness is based on dwarf habit, predominantly below-grou...

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Published in:	The Science of the total environment 2019-01, Vol.648, p.754-771
Main Authors:	Miehe, Georg, Schleuss, Per-Marten, Seeber, Elke, Babel, Wolfgang, Biermann, Tobias, Braendle, Martin, Chen, Fahu, Coners, Heinz, Foken, Thomas, Gerken, Tobias, Graf, Hans-F, Guggenberger, Georg, Hafner, Silke, Holzapfel, Maika, Ingrisch, Johannes, Kuzyakov, Yakov, Lai, Zhongping, Lehnert, Lukas, Leuschner, Christoph, Li, Xiaogang, Liu, Jianquan, Liu, Shibin, Ma, Yaoming, Miehe, Sabine, Mosbrugger, Volker, Noltie, Henry J, Schmidt, Joachim, Spielvogel, Sandra, Unteregelsbacher, Sebastian, Wang, Yun, Willinghöfer, Sandra, Xu, Xingliang, Yang, Yongping, Zhang, Shuren, Opgenoorth, Lars, Wesche, Karsten
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	altitude Biologi Biological Sciences carbon sinks Carex climate change cracking Ecology (including Biodiversity Conservation) ecosystems Ekologi genetic variation growing season highlands Kobresia lawns and turf Natural Sciences Naturvetenskap pastoralism pastures predators rain range management small mammals soil erosion surface temperature vegetation cover
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