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Variation of botanical composition, forage production and nutrient values along a grassland degradation gradient in the alpine region of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Wen L¹, SK Dong¹, YY Li¹, C Pulver², XY Li¹, JJ Shi³, YL Wang³, YS Ma³, DM Liu⁴

1 State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
2 Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, United States.
3 Qinghai Academy of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine of Qinghai University, Xining 810003, China.
4 Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810008, China.

* Corresponding Author:Address Correspondence to: Prof. Shikui Dong, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing, 100875, China, e-mail: