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Honorary symposium for Prof. Johannes M H Knops - Grassland Sustainability through Science: Linking Biodiversity, Ecosystem Functioning, and Policy - 2025-July-04


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25 June 2025, 6:51 PM

Honorary symposium for Prof. Johannes M H Knops

Grassland Sustainability through Science: Linking Biodiversity, Ecosystem Functioning, and Policy

 

Date: July 4, 2025

Location: ES121, South Campus, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou

 

Section

Time

Topic

Speaker

Symposium Opening

09:00-09:15

Welcome remarks

 

Eben Goodale, HoD

Yi Zou, Deputy HoD

09:15-09:30

Opening Address

Prof. Johannes Knops

Scientific talks – Section I: Grassland Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning in a Changing World

09:30-09:40

Plateau Pika as a Keystone Species in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) Grasslands

Badingqiuying Palden, Qinghai Normal University

09:40-09:50

Plant Diversity in Alpine Grasslands Under Warming and Grazing Exclusion

Yaoqi Li, XJTLU

09:50-10:00

Climate Refugia and Global Conservation Priorities for Snow Leopard

Juan Li, XJTLU

10:00-10:10

TBD

Junfeng Wang, Northeast Normal University

 

10:10-10:15

From single to multi-species conservation: using camera trap data and multi-species occupancy modelling to understand space use in a Tibetan Plateau mammal community

Peiyun Li, XJTLU (Student Speed Talk)

Coffee Break

10:15-10:30

Coffee Break

 

Scientific talks –Section II: Grasslands as Social-Ecological Systems

 

10:30-10:40

Integrating Social-Ecological Systems and Landscape Ecology Perspectives to Unveil Grassland Degradation Mechanisms on the QTP

Li Li, XJTLU

10:40-10:50

Using High-Frequency Animal Tracking and Remote Sensing to Measure Ecological Disturbances in the QTP Grasslands

Dan Li, XJTLU

10:50-11:00

Towards Coexistence Between Large Herbivores and Livestock on the QTP

Lingyun Xiao, XJTLU

11:00-11:10

Local Perceptions of Grassland Degradation and Restoration

Huxuan Dai, XJTLU

Scientific talks –Section III: Using Science to Inform Conservation and Grassland Policy

11:10-11:20

Science-Based Sustainable Grassland Policies in Europe

Felix Herzog, Agroscope

11:20-11:30

A Scientific Test of Fencing and Rodent Control Policies on the Tibetan Plateau

Wenjin Li, Lanzhou University

11:30-11:35

Question on Plateau Zokor Control Policy When Thinking of Productivity, Population Rebound, and Food Competition

Jiahuan Niu, XJTLU

(Student Speed Talk)

11:35-11:40

Declining Soil Health and Microbial Community Fragility in Post-Restoration Pastures Highlight the Priority of Native Grassland Protection

Ziao Liu, XJTLU

(Student Speed Talk)

11:40-11:45

Identifying Top Keystones on the Tibetan Plateau: From Plateau Pika to Snow Leopard

Minyi Kau, XJTLU

(Student Speed Talk)

Concluding remarks

11:45-12:15

Outlook for Sustainable Grassland Ecology Research of the QTP

Prof. Johannes Knops

Appreciation Ceremony

12:15-12:40

Thank-You Ceremony and Group Photo (at ORTS)

Staff, Guest & Student representative: Zheng Chen, Yu Ding, Dan Li, Wenjin Li

Lunch

12:40-14:00

Lunch at Gangyu Restaurant

All symposium participants

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