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Journal of Integrative Agriculture  2025, Vol. 24 Issue (3): 795-798    DOI: 10.1016/j.jia.2025.02.001
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Editorial – Grassland ecosystem changes and adaptive management
Huakun Zhou1, Junfu Dong2, Tong Li3, Rajiv Pandey4
1 Key Laboratory of Restoration Ecology of Cold Area in Qinghai Province, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810008, China 
2 School of Life Science, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
3 School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, Faculty of Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4001, Australia 
4 Division of Forestry Statistics, Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education, Uttrakhand 248001, India 

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Huakun Zhou, Junfu Dong, Tong Li, Rajiv Pandey. 2025. Editorial – Grassland ecosystem changes and adaptive management. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 24(3): 795-798.

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