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Seasonal dynamics of diet–gut microbiota interaction in adaptation of yaks to life at high altitude by Guo, Na, Wu, Qunfu, Shi, Fuyu, Niu, Jiahuan, Zhang, Tao, Degen, A. Allan, Fang, Qiangen, Ding, Luming, Shang, Zhanhuan, Zhang, Zhigang, Long, Ruijun

“…Dietary selection and intake affect the survival and health of mammals under extreme environmental conditions. It has been suggested that dietary composition…”
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Climate warming benefits alpine vegetation growth in Three-River Headwater Region, China by Bai, Yanfu, Guo, Cancan, Degen, A. Allan, Ahmad, Anum Ali, Wang, Wenyin, Zhang, Tao, Li, Wenyan, Ma, Lin, Huang, Mei, Zeng, Haijun, Qi, Lingyan, Long, Ruijun, Shang, Zhanhuan

“…Environmental factors that drive vegetation change in the Three River Headwater Region (TRHR) on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau are largely unknown. In particular,…”
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Dietary habits of pastoralists on the Tibetan plateau are influenced by remoteness and economic status by Li, Shanshan, Li, Yinfeng, Wang, Wenyin, Jiao, Jianxin, Degen, A. Allan, Zhang, Tao, Bai, Yanfu, Zhao, Jingxue, Kreuzer, Michael, Shang, Zhanhuan

“…In general, dietary habits of pastoralists are livestock-derived, but are also influenced by external food sources under globalization. We hypothesized that…”
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Grazing exclusion increases soil CO2 emission during the growing season in alpine meadows on the Tibetan Plateau by Guo, Na, Wang, Aidong, Allan Degen, A., Deng, Bin, Shang, Zhanhuan, Ding, Luming, Long, Ruijun

“…Soil CO2 emission is a key part of the terrestrial carbon cycle. Grazing exclusion by fencing is often considered a beneficial grassland management option to…”
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Nutrigenetic and Epigenetic Mechanisms of Maternal Nutrition-Induced Glucolipid Metabolism Changes in the Offspring by Jiao, Peng, Lu, Huizhen, Hao, Lizhuang, Degen, A Allan, Cheng, Jianbo, Yin, Zongjun, Mao, Shengyong, Xue, Yanfeng

“…Maternal nutrition during pregnancy regulates the offspring's metabolic homeostasis, including insulin sensitivity and the metabolism of glucose and lipids…”
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Effect of grazing exclusion on emission of greenhouse gases and soil organic carbon turnover in alpine shrub meadow by Dang, Zhiqiang, Guo, Na, Li, Shanshan, Degen, A. Allan, Cao, Jingjuan, Deng, Bin, Wang, Aidong, Peng, Zhen, Ding, Luming, Long, Ruijun, Shang, Zhanhuan

“…Grazing exclusion (GE) is a management option used widely to restore degraded grassland and improve grassland ecosystems. However, the impacts of GE on soil…”
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Instability of decoupling livestock greenhouse gas emissions from economic growth in livestock products in the Tibetan highland by Bai, Yanfu, Guo, Cancan, Li, Shanshan, Degen, A. Allan, Ahmad, Anum Ali, Wang, Wenyin, Zhang, Tao, Huang, Mei, Shang, Zhanhuan

“…Livestock production is the major livelihood for a growing local population on the Tibetan plateau. However, government policy is to reduce the number of…”
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Fertilizers have a greater impact on the soil bacterial community than on the fungal community in a sandy farmland ecosystem, Inner Mongolia by Zhang, Rui, Li, Yulin, Zhao, Xueyong, Allan Degen, A., Lian, Jie, Liu, Xinping, Li, Yuqiang, Duan, Yulong

“…•Soil microbial community compositions were affected by fertilizers.•Fertilizer had greater impact on soil bacterial than on fungal community.•The fungal…”
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Nitrogen addition stimulated soil respiration more so than carbon addition in alpine meadows by Huang, Mei, Chen, Xiaopeng, Degen, A. Allan, Guo, Ruiying, Zhang, Tao, Luo, Binyu, Li, Haiyan, Zhao, Jingxue, Shang, Zhanhuan

“…The soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) availability are important in the regulation of soil C cycling under climate change. Fertilizers alter soil C and N…”
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Fencing enclosure alters nitrogen distribution patterns and tradeoff strategies in an alpine meadow on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau by Chen, Xiaopeng, Zhang, Tao, Guo, Ruiying, Li, Haiyan, Zhang, Rui, Allan Degen, A., Huang, Kewei, Wang, Ximing, Bai, Yanfu, Shang, Zhanhuan

“…•N uptake by grasses was greater than sedges and forbs in fenced plots.•15N recovery in fenced plots increased in top but decreased in sub-surface soil.•More N…”
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Linkages between rumen microbiome, host, and environment in yaks, and their implications for understanding animal production and management by Wang, Weiwei, Dong, Yuntao, Guo, Wei, Zhang, Xiao, Degen, A Allan, Bi, Sisi, Ding, Luming, Chen, Xiang, Long, Ruijun

“…Livestock on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau is of great importance for the livelihood of the local inhabitants and the ecosystem of the plateau. The natural,…”
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Trait‐based and phylogenetic associations between parasites and their hosts: a case study with small mammals and fleas in the Palearctic by Krasnov, Boris R, Shenbrot, Georgy I, Khokhlova, Irina S, Degen, A. Allan

“…We investigated the associations between ecological (density, shelter structure), morphological (body mass, hair morphology) and physiological traits (basal…”
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Vegetation redistribution is predicted to intensify soil organic carbon loss under future climate changes on the Tibetan Plateau by Liu, Peipei, Zeng, Haijun, Qi, Lingyan, Degen, A. Allan, Boone, Randall B., Luo, Binyu, Huang, Mei, Peng, Zhen, Qi, Tianyun, Wang, Wenyin, Jing, Xiaoping, Shang, Zhanhuan

“…Vegetation redistribution may bring unexpected climate-soil carbon cycling in terrestrial biomes. However, whether and how vegetation redistribution alters the…”
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The effects of supplementing sweet sorghum with grapeseeds on dry matter intake, average daily gain, feed digestibility and rumen parameters and microbiota in lambs by Wang, Ting, Jiao, Jianxin, Wang, Hucheng, Allan Degen, A., Gou, Nana, Li, Shanshan, Bai, Yanfu, Shang, Zhanhuan

“…•Grapeseed dietary supplementation had no effect on feed intake.•Grapeseeds added to sweet sorghum silage increased ruminal total volatile fatty…”
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Cultivable bacteria in the supraglacial lake formed after a glacial lake outburst flood in northern Pakistan by Ilahi, Nikhat, Degen, A. Allan, Bahadur, Ali, Haq, Abdul, Wang, Wenyin, Kang, Shichang, Sajjad, Wasim, Shang, Zhanhuan

“…Recently, a supraglacial lake formed as a result of a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) in the Dook Pal Glacier. Lake debris and meltwater samples were…”
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Ant nests increase litter decomposition to mitigate the negative effect of warming in an alpine grassland ecosystem by Luo, Binyu, Huang, Mei, Wang, Wenyin, Niu, Jiahuan, Shrestha, Mani, Zeng, Haijun, Ma, Lin, Degen, A Allan, Liao, Jingkang, Zhang, Tao, Bai, Yanfu, Zhao, Jingxue, Fraser, Lauchlan H, Shang, Zhanhuan

“…Warming can decrease feeding activity of soil organisms and affect biogeochemical cycles. The ant is active on the nest surface and prefers a hot, dry…”
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Biochar from pyrolyzed Tibetan Yak dung as a novel additive in ensiling sweet sorghum: An alternate to the hazardous use of Yak dung as a fuel in the home by Bai, Yanfu, Rafiq, Muhammad Khalid, Li, Shanshan, Degen, A. Allan, Mašek, Ondřej, Sun, Hongwen, Han, Huawen, Wang, Ting, Joseph, Stephen, Bachmann, Robert Thomas, Sani, Rajesh K., Long, Ruijun, Shang, Zhanhuan

“…[Display omitted] •Yak dung biochar (BC)-treated silage was compared with three commercial additives.•BC-treated silage had greatest water-soluble…”
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Free-living gerbils with higher testosterone take fewer risks by Sarid, Shani, Naor, Hen, Asfur, Mustafa, Khokhlova, Irina S., Krasnov, Boris R., Kotler, Burt P., Degen, A.Allan, Kam, Michael, Koren, Lee

“…•Risk-taking behaviour has been linked to testosterone, and is mostly studied in males.•We studied the link between risk-taking behaviours and testosterone in…”
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Three years of cultivating or fencing lands have different impacts on soil nutrients and properties of a subalpine meadow in the Tibetan plateau by Li, Yu, Allan Degen, A., Sun, Tao, Wang, Wenyin, Bai, Yanfu, Zhang, Tao, Long, Ruijun, Shang, Zhanhuan

“…•Land use change had significant effects on the levels of soil C and N.•Reductions of soil C and N were greater in land cultivated to barley than to oats.•Soil…”
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Herbivore assemblages affect soil microbial communities by altering root biomass and available nutrients in an alpine meadow by Liu, Yuzhen, Zhao, Xinquan, Liu, Wenting, Yang, Xiaoxia, Feng, Bin, Zhang, Chunping, Yu, Yang, Cao, Quan, Sun, Shengnan, Degen, A Allan, Shang, Zhanhuan, Dong, Quanmin

“…Three different herbivore grazing assemblages, namely, yak grazing (YG), Tibetan sheep grazing (SG) and yak and Tibetan sheep co-grazing (MG), are practiced in…”
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