Diversity of plant and soil microbes mediates the response of ecosystem multifunctionality to grazing disturbance

R Zhang, Z Wang, S Niu, D Tian, Q Wu, X Gao… - Science of the total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biodiversity drives ecosystem functioning across grassland ecosystems. However, few
studies have examined how grazing intensity affects ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF) via …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental conditions are the dominant factor influencing stability of terrestrial ecosystems on the Tibetan plateau

L Ren, J Huo, X Xiang, Y Pan, Y Li, Y Wang… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Ecosystem stability is essential for the sustainable provision of diverse ecosystem services.
However, the factors that maintain ecosystem stability and their relative importance on the …

Climate and local environment structure asynchrony and the stability of primary production in grasslands

B Gilbert, AS MacDougall, T Kadoya… - Global Ecology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Climate variability threatens to destabilize production in many ecosystems.
Asynchronous species dynamics may buffer against such variability when a decrease in …

Cessation of grazing stabilizes productivity through effects on species asynchrony and stability of shrub/semi-shrub plants in arid grasslands

F Zhang, JA Bennett, B Zhang, Z Wang, Z Li, H Li… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2023 - Elsevier
Grasslands are globally abundant and important ecosystems, supporting considerable
biodiversity and the livelihoods of herders. However, many grasslands have become …

Nutrients and herbivores impact grassland stability across spatial scales through different pathways

Q Chen, S Wang, EW Seabloom… - Global change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Nutrients and herbivores are well‐known drivers of grassland diversity and stability in local
communities. However, whether they interact to impact the stability of aboveground biomass …

Differential resistance and resilience of functional groups to livestock grazing maintain ecosystem stability in an alpine steppe on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

H Ganjurjav, Y Zhang, ES Gornish, G Hu, Y Li… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Ecosystem stability is one of the main factors maintaining ecosystem functioning and is
closely related to temporal variability in productivity. Resistance and resilience reflect …

[HTML][HTML] Predicting future stability of ecosystem functioning under climate change

HJ White, P Caplat, MC Emmerson… - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2021 - Elsevier
To maintain food security under global change, we need to consider the stability of
ecosystem functioning into the future, particularly in resource production landscapes such as …

[HTML][HTML] Response of plant element traits to soil arsenic stress and its implications for vegetation restoration in a post-mining area

R Chen, L Han, Y Zhao, Z Liu, Y Fan, R Li, L Xia - Ecological Indicators, 2023 - Elsevier
The ecological environment in mining area is fragile, and the carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and
phosphorus (P) content of dominant plants is closely related to plant nutrient limitation …

Diversifying bioenergy crops increases yield and yield stability by reducing weed abundance

JM Jungers, Y Yang, CW Fernandez, F Isbell… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Relationships between species diversity, productivity, temporal stability of productivity, and
plant invasion have been well documented in grasslands, and these relationships could …

[HTML][HTML] Short-term grazing changed temporal productivity stability of alpine grassland on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau via response species richness and functional …

F He, J Yang, S Dong, Y Zhi, X Hao, H Shen, J Xiao… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
The stability of grassland is pivotal in maintaining the grassland functioning and services.
However, the knowledge about the consequences of grazing on stability of grassland …