Tibetan alpine grasslands (AG) serve as critical methane (CH 4 ) sinks, yet face degradation from anthropogenic and climatic disturbances that promote subterranean rodents (e.g., Plateau zokor [ Myospalax baileyi ] and pika [ Ochotona curzoniae ]) activities. Although rodent bioturbation (e.g., burrowing, foraging and excreting) alters soil structure, soil physico‐chemical properties and productivity from AG, its impacts on CH...

Soil nutrient contents and organic carbon (C) stability are key indicators for restoration of degraded grassland. However, the effects of long‐term active restoration of extremely degraded grassland on soil parameters have been equivocal. The aims of this study were to evaluate the impact of active restoration of degraded alpine grassland on: (a) soil organic matter (SOM) mineralization; and (b) the importance of biotic factor...