Ecophysiology and Ecology of Grassland

• Other Authors: Xu, Bingcheng (Editor), Wen, Zhongming (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Ecological science, the Biosphere; leaf nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) contents; N:P ratio; biomass; herb community; driving factor; Loess Plateau; precipitation changes; increased temperatures; desert grassland; plant diversity; plant biomass; soil bacteria diversity; soil fungi diversity; the Mongolia Plateau; grassland degradation; vegetation coverage; surface bareness degree; self-calibrating Palmer Drought Severity Index (scPDSI); water stress; Glycyrrhiza uralensis; biomass allocation; water use efficiency; drought resistance; biogeographic patterns; leaf stoichiometry; climatic variables; soil physicochemical properties; Stellera chamaejasme L.; functional traits; productivity; grassland; fertilization; soil water regime; stress tolerance indices; forage yield; Panicum maximum; Urochloa sp.; plant functional traits; plants diversity; soil properties; random forest algorithm; PLS-SEM; semiarid grassland; leaf functional trait; leaf photosynthesis; atmospheric nitrogen deposition; grassland ecosystem; structure; stability; ecosystem services; karst desertification control; biomass production; chemical composition; ecological management; ecosystem diversity; grazing; abiotic factors; flowering phenology; nitrogen addition; common garden; n/a
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Summary

This Special Issue, "Ecophysiology and Ecology of Grassland", contains 11 research articles and 1 review that focus on recent advancements in integrated research on natural grasslands and artificial grasslands in response to human disturbances, abiotic stresses and climate change from a species to ecosystem level.

Physical Description

1 electronic resource (212 p.)

ISBN

books978-3-0365-7984-9
9783036579856
9783036579849

Access

Open Access