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ArticleEcology and evolution2021

Cushion plants as critical pioneers and engineers in alpine ecosystems across the Tibetan Plateau.

Yi Wang, Jian Sun, Biying Liu, Jinniu Wang, Tao Zeng

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. The Response ofEcology and evolution · 2026
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  2. Influence of Cushion PlantPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  6. High Antioxidant Capacity ofFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Yi WangSchool of Life Sciences and School of Ecology State Key Lab of Biological Control Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou China.
Jian SunState Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System Science (LATPES) Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8765-5015
Biying LiuSchool of Life Sciences and School of Ecology State Key Lab of Biological Control Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou China.
Jinniu WangChengdu Institute of Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences Chengdu China.
Tao ZengCollege of Earth Sciences Chengdu University of Technology Chengdu China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cushion plants are widely representative species in the alpine ecosystem due to their vital roles in influencing abiotic and biotic environments, ecological succession processes, and ecosystem engineering. Importantly, cushion plants, such as

Indexed as

Androsace L.Arenaria L.cushion plantecosystem successionTibetan Plateau

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PMID34522323
PMCPMC8427563

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