The Palaearctic steppes range from the Mediterranean basin towards China, forming one of
the largest continuous terrestrial biomes. The literature on steppe ecology and conservation …

Potassium (K+) is the most abundant inorganic cation in plant cells, playing a critical role in
various plant functions. However, the impacts of K on natural terrestrial ecosystems have …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can influence plant community composition and
diversity. Previous research has shown that the addition of nutrients reduces the …

Increasing grazing pressure and climate change affect nitrogen (N) dynamics of grassland
ecosystems in the Eurasian steppe belt with unclear consequences for future delivery of …

Climate warming and human disturbance are supposed to have severely affected the alpine
grasslands on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP), a region where the extremely harsh and …

Common mycorrhizal networks (CMNs) allow the transfer of nutrients between plants,
influencing the growth of the neighboring plants and soil properties. Cleistogene squarrosa …

Chinese grasslands are extensive natural ecosystems that comprise 40% of the total land
area of the country and are sensitive to N deposition. A field experiment with six N rates (0 …

Soil microbial community and biodiversity maintains ecosystem stability through a variety of
biotic and abiotic processes. However, the relationship among environmental factors, soil …

Mowing, as a common grassland utilization strategy, affects nutrient status in soil by plant
biomass removal. Phosphorus (P) cycle plays an important role in determining grassland …

Herbivory and resource availability interactively regulate plant growth, biomass allocation,
and production. However, the compensatory growth of plants under grazing intensities and …