The plateau pika has multiple benefits for alpine grassland ecosystem in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

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	The plateau pika has multiple benefits for alpine grassland ecosystem in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
	Zhao, Xinquan; Zhao, Liang; Xu, Tianwei; Xu, Shixiao
	2020
发表期刊	ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY
卷号	6 期号:1
摘要	The plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) has been engaged in pest control for many years based on the logic that the plateau pika is responsible for alpine grassland degradation and competes with livestock for forage resources. However, the plateau pika is an important species which has multiple benefits in Qinghai-Tibetan plateau, as it (i) makes burrows that are the primary homes for lizards and a variety of small birds; (ii) creates microhabitat disturbance that promotes the increase of plant species richness; (iii) serves as the principal prey for almost all of the plateau predator species; and (iv) contributes positively to the dynamic equilibrium of alpine ecosystems.
关键词	Plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) grassland ecosystem plant biodiversity predator pest control
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://210.75.249.4/handle/363003/60212
专题	中国科学院西北高原生物研究所
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhao, Xinquan,Zhao, Liang,Xu, Tianwei,et al. The plateau pika has multiple benefits for alpine grassland ecosystem in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau[J]. ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY,2020,6(1).
APA	Zhao, Xinquan,Zhao, Liang,Xu, Tianwei,&Xu, Shixiao.(2020).The plateau pika has multiple benefits for alpine grassland ecosystem in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY,6(1).
MLA	Zhao, Xinquan,et al."The plateau pika has multiple benefits for alpine grassland ecosystem in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau".ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY 6.1(2020).