Claim · model-written summary
Vegetation protection by sacred sites became stronger at higher altitude.
- Taxon
- vegetatione0
- Outcome
- protective functione0
- Direction
- more remarkablee0
- Qualifier
- if the altitude was highere0
- Setting
- sacred natural sitese0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorValue
Verbatim
e0“sacred natural sites played a remarkable role in protecting vegetation and this protective function became more remarkable if the altitude was higher”
Title
Yang Hong 2010
Other claims from this paper (4)
- Observation Sacred forest sites preserved a complete natural vertical vegetation pattern despite ecological damage.
- Observation Sacred sites had higher biological diversity than comparable control plots.
- Observation Plant community composition at sacred sites was closer to primitive forest than at control sites.
- Recommendation The authors urged protection of sacred sites for high altitude ecosystems.