Effect of the presence of plateau pikas on the ecosystem services of alpine meadows

• Published in: Biogeosciences Vol. 19; no. 18; pp. 4521 - 4532
• Main Authors: Chen, Ying Ying, Yang, Huan, Bao, Gen Sheng, Pang, Xiao Pan, Guo, Zheng Gang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 19.09.2022; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Alpine ecosystems; Alpine environments; Alpine regions; Arid regions; Arid zones; Biodiversity; Biological diversity conservation; Biomass; Carbon; Carbon content; Carbon sequestration; Cold; Ecosystem services; Ecosystems; Environmental aspects; Grasslands; Herbivores; Influence; Livestock; Maintenance; Mammals; Meadows; Mountain ecology; Nitrogen; Nutrients; Phosphorus; Plateaus; Potassium; Regions; Semi arid areas; Semiarid lands; Semiarid zones; Soil; Soil conservation; Soil nutrients; Soils; Topsoil; Water conservation; Wildlife conservation; Tibetan Plateau

The activity of small mammalian herbivores influences grassland ecosystem services in arid and semi-arid regions. Plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) was considered to be a focal organism to investigate the effect of small mammalian herbivores on meadow ecosystem services in alpine regions. In this st...