Responses of alpine vegetation and soils to the disturbance of plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) at burrow level on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau of China

doi:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.12.034

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	Responses of alpine vegetation and soils to the disturbance of plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) at burrow level on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau of China
	Zhang, Yong 1; Dong, Shikui 1,2; Gao, Qingzhu 3; Liu, Shiliang 1; Liang, Yan 3; Cao, Xujuan 1
刊名	ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
	2016
卷号	88 页码:232-236
关键词	Alpine meadow Soil condition Plateau pika Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
ISSN号	0925-8574
DOI	10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.12.034
通讯作者	Zhang, Yong
英文摘要	The plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) is considered a keystone species on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP). Under a moderate burrow density condition, we investigated plant community and soil properties surrounding pika's burrows in comparison to the control sites (without pika's burrows) in an alpine meadow ecosystem. The results demonstrated that plant biomass, especially aboveground biomass around pika's burrow, was improved. The contents of available soil nutrients around the pika's burrow were improved as well. The highest aboveground biomass and highest contents of NH4-N, available phosphorus and available potassium was detected at the back of the burrow. The compositions of plant community were not changed significantly around the pika burrow, excluding at the front of the burrow. Our findings revealed that the activities of plateau pika can improve the production of alpine meadow and increase the soil fertility at individual burrow level when the burrow density was not out of control. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
学科主题	Ecology ; Engineering, Environmental ; Environmental Sciences
语种	英语
出版者	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
WOS记录号	WOS:000369691900022
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://111.203.20.206/handle/2HMLN22E/19709]
专题	农业环境与可持续发展研究所_气候变化研究室
作者单位	1.Beijing Normal Univ, Sch Environm, State Key Lab Water Environm Simulat, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China 2.Cornell Univ, Dept Nat Resources, Fernow Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA 3.Chinese Acad Agr Sci, Inst Environm & Sustainable Dev Agr, Beijing 100081, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhang, Yong,Dong, Shikui,Gao, Qingzhu,et al. Responses of alpine vegetation and soils to the disturbance of plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) at burrow level on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau of China[J]. ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING,2016,88:232-236.
APA	Zhang, Yong,Dong, Shikui,Gao, Qingzhu,Liu, Shiliang,Liang, Yan,&Cao, Xujuan.(2016).Responses of alpine vegetation and soils to the disturbance of plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) at burrow level on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau of China.ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING,88,232-236.
MLA	Zhang, Yong,et al."Responses of alpine vegetation and soils to the disturbance of plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) at burrow level on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau of China".ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING 88(2016):232-236.