Effects Of Fence Enclosure On Vegetation Community Characteristics And Productivity Of A Degraded Temperate Meadow Steppe In Northern China
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作者: Xu, LJ; Nie, YY; Chen, BR; Xin, XP; Yang, GX; Xu, DW; Ye, LM
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关键词: Temperate Meadow Steppe; Grassland Degradation; Biomass; Vegetation; Community Characteristics; Enclosure; Restoration; Management; Policy Options
期刊名称: APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
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年卷期: 2020 年 10 卷 8 期
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收录情况: JCR(2021版)
摘要: Species composition and biomass are two important indicators in assessing the effects of restoration measures of degraded grasslands. In this paper, we present a field study on the temporal changes in plant community characteristics, species diversity and biomass production in a degraded temperate meadow steppe in response to an enclosure measure in Hulunbuir in Northern China. Our results showed that the plant community responded positively to the fence enclosure in terms of vegetation coverage, height, above- and belowground biomass. A year-to-year increase in aboveground biomass was observed, and this increase plateaued at the ninth year of the enclosure. Our results also showed that the existing dominant and foundation species gained predominance against other species. The sum of the biomass of these two species was more than doubled after the ninth year of the enclosure. However, belowground biomass only briefly increased until the fifth year of the enclosure and then decreased until the end of the experimental period. Plant diversity, evenness, and richness indices showed similar trends to that of belowground biomass. Overall, we found that the degraded temperate meadow steppe responded significantly positively to the enclosure treatment, but an optimal condition was only reached after approximately 5-7 years of continuous protection, providing a solid use case for grassland conservation and management at regional scales.
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