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ArticlePlants (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Physiological Responses of Dominant Alpine Plant Species to Environmental Gradients on the Tibetan Plateau.

Xiaotong Liu, Junxi Wu, Huanyu Zhou, Xianlei Gao, Lanlan Ye, Xiaofang Huang, Xianzhou Zhang, Mingxue Xiang, Ying Pan

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Article in Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors.

Xiaotong LiuLhasa Plateau Ecosystem Research Station, Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modelling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.ORCID 0009-0001-9229-0396
Junxi WuLhasa Plateau Ecosystem Research Station, Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modelling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Huanyu ZhouLhasa Plateau Ecosystem Research Station, Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modelling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Xianlei GaoSchool of Ecology and Environment, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China.
Lanlan YeLhasa Plateau Ecosystem Research Station, Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modelling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Xiaofang HuangLhasa Plateau Ecosystem Research Station, Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modelling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Xianzhou ZhangLhasa Plateau Ecosystem Research Station, Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modelling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Mingxue XiangState Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture, Qinghai University, Xining 810018, China.
Ying PanLhasa Plateau Ecosystem Research Station, Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modelling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7417-3890

Funding

The Science and Technology Program of Lhasa City LSKJ202318
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding how plant physiological traits respond to environmental variation is essential for explaining plant performance in alpine ecosystems. Based on field sampling along an elevational transect on the Tibetan Plateau, we quantified osmotic adjustment compounds, antioxidant indicators, and plant hormones in leaves of different species to examine interspecific differences in sensitivity to temperature and precipitation to characterize patterns of physiological plasticity among alpine plants. Along the elevational gradient, declining temperature results in increasing cold stress, whereas lower elevations are associated with reduced precipitation and intensified drought stress. Temperature primarily influenced plant physiological trait expression by promoting growth-related physiological processes, while precipitation variability mainly regulated traits associated with water stress. The three dominant alpine meadow species exhibited distinct patterns of physiological plasticity:

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alpine plantsphysiological traitsstresstemperature and precipitationTibetan Plateau

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