Alpine steppe vegetation communities are more sensitive to plateau pika disturbance than alpine meadows

Alpine steppe vegetation communities are more sensitive to plateau pika disturbance than alpine meadows

IntroductionSmall herbivores are important biological factors affecting plant productivity and species richness in the grassland ecosystem of the Tibetan Plateau. However, the response of different grassland types to the disturbance of the “endemic species” plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) remains...

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Main Authors: Rui Hua, Peng Zhang, Liqing Wang, Miaomiao Huang, Limin Hua, Jianwei Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
alpine steppe
alpine meadow
plateau pika
vegetation community response
interference threshold
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2025.1546828/full
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