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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
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
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Eben Goodale, HoD Yi Zou, Deputy HoD |
09:15-09:30 |
Opening Address |
Prof. Johannes Knops |
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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 |
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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 |
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Scientific talks –Section II: Grasslands as Social-Ecological Systems
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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 |
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10:50-11:00 |
Towards Coexistence Between Large Herbivores and Livestock on the QTP |
Lingyun Xiao, XJTLU |
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11:00-11:10 |
Local Perceptions of Grassland Degradation and Restoration |
Huxuan Dai, XJTLU |
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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) |
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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) |
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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 |