Abstract With 450,000 km 2 Kobresia (syn. Carex) pygmaea dominated pastures in the
eastern Tibetan highlands are the world's largest pastoral alpine ecosystem forming a …

High-elevation grasslands worldwide provide essential hydrological services including
water provision, flow regulation, and erosion control. Despite their importance, hydrological …

A warming climate is expected to perturb the hydrological cycle, resulting in changes to both
the frequency and duration of drought, especially in arid and semiarid grassland. Although …

Abstract Atmospheric carbon (CO 2) exchange, evapotranspiration (ET) processes, and their
interactions with climatic drivers across tropical alpine grasslands are poorly understood …

Actual evapotranspiration (ETa) explains the exchange of water and energy between soil,
land surface, and atmosphere. Despite its importance, it remains difficult to measure directly …

Accurate assessments of grassland above-ground biomass (AGB) are crucial for the
sustainable utilization and protection of grassland resources and the eco-environment. In …

Water infiltration in the soil is a crucial hydrological function in the land water cycle,
especially in the semiarid region where water is relatively scarce. The semiarid grassland in …

The limited number of in situ measurements of greenhouse gas (GHG) flux during soil freeze-
thaw cycles in permafrost regions limits our ability to accurately predict how the alpine …

Uncertainties in the seasonal changes of greenhouse gases (GHG) fluxes in wetlands limit
our accurate understanding of the responses of permafrost ecosystems to future warming …

Abstract Changes in Earth's albedo due to vegetation dynamics, snow cover, and land cover
change have attracted much attention. However, the effects of vegetation dynamics on …