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| Effects of Grazing Exclusion on Biomass Growth and Species Diversity among Various Grassland Types of the Tibetan Plateau | |
Wang, Suizi1,2; Fan, Jiangwen1 ; Li, Yuzhe1; Huang, Lin1
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| 2019-03-02 | |
| Source Publication | SUSTAINABILITY
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| ISSN | 2071-1050 |
| Volume | 11Issue:6Pages:13 |
| Corresponding Author | Li, Yuzhe(liyuzhe@igsnrr.ac.cn) |
| Abstract | Livestock grazing is an important determinant of species diversity and plant growth. Overgrazing is identified as one of the most important disturbances resulting in grassland degradation. Although many restoration practices have been implemented, grazing exclusion is one of the most effective methods to restore degraded grasslands. We explored the impact of five years of grazing exclusion on plant growth and species diversity in four types of grasslands: temperate steppe (TS), swamp meadow (SM), alpine steppe (AS), and alpine meadow (AM). Our results showed that grazing exclusion increased plant height, coverage, biomass, and species diversity in all four grasslands. The aboveground biomass in AM (180.8%), TS (117.3%), and SW (105.9%) increased significantly more than AS (10.1%). Grazing exclusion in AM had the greatest effect on proportion of palatable species, and the increase in palatable species in AM was higher than that of the other grassland types significantly. Species diversity increased significantly within the enclosure in SM (23.9%) and AM (20.8%). Our results indicate that grazing exclusion is an effective management strategy to restore degraded grasslands and it works best in alpine meadow. This study contributes to the growing theoretical basis for grassland management strategies and has a significant effect on sustainable development for grassland resources and pastoral areas. |
| Keyword | enclosure functional group vegetation characteristics species diversity restoration effect |
| DOI | 10.3390/su11061705 |
| WOS Keyword | VEGETATIVE ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS ; PLANT BIODIVERSITY ; SOIL PROPERTIES ; INNER-MONGOLIA ; ALPINE MEADOW ; CARBON ; RESTORATION ; DYNAMICS ; CLIMATE ; MANAGEMENT |
| Indexed By | SCI |
| Language | 英语 |
| Funding Project | Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences[XDA20020401] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41601615] ; Science and Technology Service Network Initiative[KFJ_STS-ZDTP-013-02] ; National Key R & D Program of China[2017YFA0604804] ; National Key R & D Program of China[2017YFC0506505] |
| Funding Organization | Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Science and Technology Service Network Initiative ; National Key R & D Program of China |
| WOS Research Area | Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
| WOS Subject | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies |
| WOS ID | WOS:000465613000137 |
| Publisher | MDPI |
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| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/68625 |
| Collection | 中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所 |
| Corresponding Author | Li, Yuzhe |
| Affiliation | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Key Lab Land Surface Pattern & Simulat, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Coll Resources & Environm, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Wang, Suizi,Fan, Jiangwen,Li, Yuzhe,et al. Effects of Grazing Exclusion on Biomass Growth and Species Diversity among Various Grassland Types of the Tibetan Plateau[J]. SUSTAINABILITY,2019,11(6):13. |
| APA | Wang, Suizi,Fan, Jiangwen,Li, Yuzhe,&Huang, Lin.(2019).Effects of Grazing Exclusion on Biomass Growth and Species Diversity among Various Grassland Types of the Tibetan Plateau.SUSTAINABILITY,11(6),13. |
| MLA | Wang, Suizi,et al."Effects of Grazing Exclusion on Biomass Growth and Species Diversity among Various Grassland Types of the Tibetan Plateau".SUSTAINABILITY 11.6(2019):13. |
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