Ecological basis of alpine meadow ecosystem management in Tibet. Haibei alpine meadow ecosystem research station

Alpine meadow and shrub are the main pasture types on the Tibetan Plateau, and they cover about 35% of the total land area. In order to understand the structural and functional aspects of the alpine ecosystem and to promote a sustainable animal production system, the Haibei Alpine Meadow Research St...

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Published in:Ambio 1999-12, Vol.28 (8), p.642-647
Main Authors: Zhao, X.Q, Zhou, X.M. (Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining (China). Northwest Plateau Institute of Biology)
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ALPINE GRASSLANDS
China
CLIMA DE MONTANA
CLIMAT DE MONTAGNE
CONSERVACION DE LA NATURALEZA
CONSERVATION DE LA NATURE
Ecosystem dynamics
Ecosystems
Grasses
Grazing
HIGHLANDS
Meadows
MOUNTAIN CLIMATE
NATURE CONSERVATION
PASTIZALES
PASTURES
PATURAGES
PRADERAS ALPINAS
PRAIRIE ALPINE
REGION D'ALTITUDE
Rodents
Sheep
Soil microorganisms
TIBET
Yaks
ZONA DE MONTANA
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Summary:Alpine meadow and shrub are the main pasture types on the Tibetan Plateau, and they cover about 35% of the total land area. In order to understand the structural and functional aspects of the alpine ecosystem and to promote a sustainable animal production system, the Haibei Alpine Meadow Research Station was established in 1976. A series of intensive studies on ecosystem structure and function, including the energy flow and nutrient cycling of the ecosystem, were the main tasks during the first 10 years. Meanwhile, studies with 5 different grazing intensities on both summer and winter pasture have been conducted. In the early years of the 1990s, the research station started to focus its research work on global warming, biodiversity and sustainable animal production systems in pastoral areas. Various methods for improving degraded pasturelands have been developed in the region.
ISSN:0044-7447
1654-7209