Grazing intensity effects on the partitioning of evapotranspiration in the semiarid typical steppe ecosystems in Inner Mongolia

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (12) ◽  
pp. 4130-4140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Wang ◽  
Huizhi Liu ◽  
Christian Bernhofer
Keyword(s):  
Inner Mongolia ◽  
Grazing Intensity ◽  
Typical Steppe ◽  
Steppe Ecosystems

scholarly journals Effects of Grazing Intensity and Environmental Factors on Species Composition and Diversity in Typical Steppe of Inner Mongolia, China

PLoS ONE ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. e52180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haiyan Ren ◽  
Philipp Schönbach ◽  
Hongwei Wan ◽  
Martin Gierus ◽  
Friedhelm Taube
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Species Composition ◽  
Inner Mongolia ◽  
Grazing Intensity ◽  
Typical Steppe

scholarly journals Grazing primarily drives the relative abundance change of C4 plants in the typical steppe grasslands across households at a regional scale

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 565 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qing Zhang ◽  
Yong Ding ◽  
Wenjing Ma ◽  
Sarula Kang ◽  
Xin Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Relative Abundance ◽  
Inner Mongolia ◽  
Regional Scale ◽  
Grazing Intensity ◽  
C4 Plants ◽  
C3 Plants ◽  
Mean Annual Temperature ◽  
Typical Steppe ◽  
Primary Driver ◽  
Grassland Communities

Increases in temperature and grazing intensity are believed to promote the relative abundance of C4 plants in grassland communities in Inner Mongolia. However, there is a lack of understanding as to which factor is the primary driver at the household scale. The relative abundance of C4 plants in grassland communities within 32 households was monitored over a 5-year period (2008–12) in the typical steppe region of Inner Mongolia. The relationships between the mean annual temperature, grazing intensity and their combinations on the patterns of the relative abundance of C4 plants across the land managed by these households were analysed. The results showed that (1) the herbage mass of the typical steppe grassland was mainly composed of C3 plants (87%); (2) the C4 plants were more sensitive to, and can be used as indicators of, environmental changes. These C4 species included Cleistogenes squarrosa (Trin.) Keng, Chenopodium glaucum Linn. and Salsola collina Pall.; (3) both increasing temperature and grazing intensity promoted the relative abundance of C4 plants. Grazing intensity was the primary driver of the change in relative abundance of C4 plants in this region. Not only did grazing change the micro-environment of the grasslands, but also the C3 species were preferentially grazed by the livestock. Comparison of the results with previous studies on the temporal variation in the abundance of C4 plants suggests that the relative importance of grazing and climatic factors depends on the spatial scales of the studies, with climate being of greater importance at the regional rather than the household scale.

Land-use impact on soil carbon and nitrogen sequestration in typical steppe ecosystems, Inner Mongolia

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 859-873 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nianpeng He ◽  
Yunhai Zhang ◽  
Jingzhong Dai ◽  
Xingguo Han ◽  
Taogetao Baoyin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Soil Carbon ◽  
Inner Mongolia ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
Typical Steppe ◽  
Soil Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
Steppe Ecosystems ◽  
Nitrogen Sequestration ◽  
Land Use Impact

Complementarity in water sources among dominant species in typical steppe ecosystems of Inner Mongolia, China

2010 ◽  
Vol 340 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 303-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Yang ◽  
Karl Auerswald ◽  
Yongfei Bai ◽  
Xingguo Han
Keyword(s):  
Inner Mongolia ◽  
Dominant Species ◽  
Water Sources ◽  
Typical Steppe ◽  
Steppe Ecosystems

scholarly journals Grazing Intensity on Vegetation Dynamics of a Typical Steppe in Northeast Inner Mongolia

2009 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 328-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Liang ◽  
Guodong Han ◽  
He Zhou ◽  
Mengli Zhao ◽  
Hennie A. Snyman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vegetation Dynamics ◽  
Inner Mongolia ◽  
Grazing Intensity ◽  
Typical Steppe

Seasonal and interannual variation in water vapor and energy exchange over a typical steppe in Inner Mongolia, China

2007 ◽  
Vol 146 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 57-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanbin Hao ◽  
Yanfen Wang ◽  
Xiangzhong Huang ◽  
Xiaoyong Cui ◽  
Xiaoqi Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Vapor ◽  
Inner Mongolia ◽  
Interannual Variation ◽  
Energy Exchange ◽  
Typical Steppe
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