For the first time to our knowledge, we report here methane emissions by plant communities in alpine ecosystems in the Qinghai\uffe2\uff80\uff93Tibet Plateau. This has been achieved through long-term field observations from June 2003 to July 2006 using a closed chamber technique. Strong methane emission at the rate of 26.2\uffc2\uffb11.2 and 7.8\uffc2\uffb11.1\uffe2\uff80\uff8a\uffce\uffbcg CH 4 m \uffe2\uff88\uff922 \uffe2\uff80\uff8ah \uffe2\uff88\uff921 was observed for a grass community in a Kobresia humilis meadow and a Potentilla fruticosa meadow, respectively. A shrub community in the Potentilla meadow consumed atmospheric methane at the rate of 5.8\uffc2\uffb11.3\uffe2\uff80\uff8a\uffce\uffbcg CH 4 m \uffe2\uff88\uff922 \uffe2\uff80\uff8ah \uffe2\uff88\uff921 on a regional basis; plants from alpine meadows contribute at least 0.13\uffe2\uff80\uff8aTg CH 4 yr \uffe2\uff88\uff921 in the Tibetan Plateau. This finding has important implications with regard to the regional methane budget and species-level difference should be considered when assessing methane emissions by plants.
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Seedlings germinated from those seeds were grown in a greenhouse to examine the effects of improved N and water availability in maternal and offspring environments on seedling growth. Maternal N-addition stimulated seed production, but it suppressed seed mass, germination rate and seedling biomass of P. tanacetifolia. Maternal N-addition also enhanced responses of seedlings to N and water addition in the offspring environment. Maternal increased-precipitation stimulated seed production, but it had no effect on seed mass and germination rate. Maternal increased-precipitation enhanced seedling growth when grown under similar conditions, whereas seedling responses to offspring N- and water-addition were suppressed by maternal increased-precipitation. Both offspring N-addition and increased-precipitation stimulated growth of seedlings germinated from seeds collected from the maternal control environment without either N or water addition. 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Excel was used to create the data. SE-standard error, Treatment: C- control,DU-dung and urine return; M-mowing; T-trampling; DU+M-mowing combined with the addition of dung and urine; M+T-mowing combined with trampling; DU+T-trampling combined with the addition of dung and urine; DU+M+T-mowing combined with trampling and the addition of dung and urineSoil parametersThe data were collected in the field. Excel was used to create the data. SE-standard error, MBC-soil microbial biomass carbon, MBN- soil microbial biomass nitrogen. Treatment: C- control,DU-dung and urine return; M-mowing; T-trampling; DU+M-mowing combined with the addition of dung and urine; M+T-mowing combined with trampling; DU+T-trampling combined with the addition of dung and urine; DU+M+T-mowing combined with trampling and the addition of dung and urineSoil microbes' parametersThe data were collected in the field. Excel was used to create the data. SE-standard error, Gram+-gram positive bacteria, Gram--gram negative bacteria, AMF- arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, B/F-bacteria to fungi ratio. Treatment: C- control,DU-dung and urine return; M-mowing; T-trampling; DU+M-mowing combined with the addition of dung and urine; M+T-mowing combined with trampling; DU+T-trampling combined with the addition of dung and urine; DU+M+T-mowing combined with trampling and the addition of dung and urinePCA and RDA analysis data sheetThe data were collected in the field. Excel was used to create the data. Gram+-gram positive bacteria, Gram--gram negative bacteria, AMF- arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, B/F-bacteria to fungi ratio, SOC- soil organic carbon, TN- soil total nitrogen, C/N-soil organic carbon to total nitrogen ratio. Treatment: C- control,DU-dung and urine return; M-mowing; T-trampling; DU+M-mowing combined with the addition of dung and urine; M+T-mowing combined with trampling; DU+T-trampling combined with the addition of dung and urine; DU+M+T-mowing combined with trampling and the addition of dung and urine", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Artemisia frigida", "15. Life on land", "Soil microbes' parameters", "6. Clean water", "13. Climate action", "Cleistogenes squarrosa", "Agropyron cristatum", "PCA and RDA analysis data sheet", "Plant parameters", "Potentilla acaulis", "Soil parameters", "Stipa krylovii", "Leymus chinensis"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Liu, Nan, Kan, Haiming, Yang, Gaowen, Zhang, Yingjun, Yang, G. 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If you reuse these variables, please cite the original data source: Karger DN, Conrad O, B\u00f6hner J, Kawohl T, Kreft H, Soria-Auza RW, Zimmermann NE, Linder HP, Kessler M (2017) Data from: Climatologies at high resolution for the earth's land surface areas. Dryad Digital Repository. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.kd1d4 And the associated publication: Karger DN, Conrad O, B\u00f6hner J, Kawohl T, Kreft H, Soria-Auza RW, Zimmermann NE, Linder HP, Kessler M (2017) Climatologies at high resolution for the earth's land surface areas. Scientific Data 4: 170122. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.122 \u00a0 The normalised difference vegetation index (NDVI) was retrieved in April 2018 from NASA through a Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS; modis.gsfc.nasa.gov) that incorporates a MOD13Q1 sensor. If you reuse these data, please cite the original data source: Didan K (2015) MOD13Q1 MODIS/Terra Vegetation Indices 16-Day L3 Global 250m SIN Grid V006 [Data set]. NASA EOSDIS LP DAAC. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD13Q1.006 \u00a0 Potentilla_puberula_Alonso-Marcos_et_al_ecological_variables_population_level_2018 Appendix 1. Description of 238 populations of Potentilla puberula sampled between 1999 and 2015 in the Eastern European Alps. Geographical and collection information, number of sampled individuals (N) and cytotype composition, as well as source of flow cytometric data (FCM) are given. Topographic parameters (elevation, in m a.s.l.; inclination and aspect, in degrees), a variable representing the land use intensity, an index of vegetation density (NDVI) and bioclimatic descriptors (Bio01-Bio19, from the Chelsea Climate database) are noted per each population. Please see README for citation information. Soil parameters are reported for 121 populations visited in 2015, including pH, carbonate (CO3--), organic carbon (Corg) and nitrogen content (Ntot; in g/kg), cation exchange capacity (CEC), cations (in mmol/kg), and base saturation (BS, in %). Abbreviations: AT Andreas Tribsch; CD Christoph Dobe\u0161; FDN Flavia Domizia Nardi; HAM Henar Alonso-Marcos; JAH Julian Ananda Haider; JP Juraj Paule; RS Roswitha Schmickl; SSc Susanne Scheffknecht; SSt Simon Stifter; TW Thomas Wilhalm. \u00a0 \u00a0 Potentilla_puberula_Alonso-Marcos_et_al_Flow_Cytometry_2018 Appendix 2. Flow cytometric data of 1,878 individuals from 115 populations collected between 1999 and 2013. Identification, population and used device for the analyses are indicated. Used internal standards are provided: either Solanum pseudocapsicum (Sps) or Lycopersicon esculentum cv. Stupick\u00e9 poln\u00ed ty\u010dkov\u00e9 ran\u00e9 (Sly). 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