scholarly journals Comparison of Carbon Sequestration Ability and Effect of Elevation in Fenced Wetland Plant Communities of the Xilin River Floodplains: A Model Case Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (7) ◽  
pp. 858-866
Author(s):  
Y. Liu ◽  
L. Wang ◽  
H. Liu ◽  
W. Wang ◽  
C. Liang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Sequestration ◽  
Plant Communities ◽  
Wetland Plant ◽  
Model Case ◽  
River Floodplains ◽  
Wetland Plant Communities

Hydrological changes in the Rzecin peatland (Puszcza Notecka, Poland) induced by anthropogenic factors: Implications for mire development and carbon sequestration

The Holocene ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 651-664 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krystyna Milecka ◽  
Grzegorz Kowalewski ◽  
Barbara Fiałkiewicz-Kozieł ◽  
Mariusz Gałka ◽  
Mariusz Lamentowicz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Sequestration ◽  
Plant Communities ◽  
Human Activity ◽  
Accumulation Rate ◽  
Carbon Accumulation ◽  
Anthropogenic Factors ◽  
Poor Fen ◽  
History Of ◽  
Carbon Accumulation Rates

Wetlands are very vulnerable ecosystems and sensitive to changes in the ground water table. For the last few thousand years, hydrological balance has also been influenced by human activity. To improve their cropping features, drainage activity and fertilizing were applied. The drainage process led to an abrupt change of environment, the replacement of plant communities and the entire ecosystem. The problem of carbon sequestration is very important nowadays. A higher accumulation rate is related to higher carbon accumulation, but the intensity of carbon sequestration depends on the type of mire, habitat, and climatic zone. The main aim of this article was an examination of the changes in poor-fen ecosystem during the last 200 years in relation to natural and anthropogenic factors, using paleoecological methods (pollen and macrofossils). The second aim was a detailed investigation of the sedimentary record to aid our understanding of carbon sequestration in the poor fen of temperate zone. This case study shows that fens in temperate zones, in comparison with boreal ones, show higher carbon accumulation rates which have been especially intensive over the last few decades. To reconstruct vegetation changes, detailed palynological and macrofossil analyses were done. A 200-year history of the mire revealed that it was influenced by human activity to much degree. However, despite the nearby settlement and building of the drainage ditch, the precious species and plant communities still occur.

scholarly journals Relationship between Wetland Plant Communities and Environmental Factors in the Tumen River Basin in Northeast China

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaojun Zheng ◽  
Jing Fu ◽  
Noelikanto Ramamonjisoa ◽  
Weihong Zhu ◽  
Chunguang He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Properties ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Plant Communities ◽  
Northeast China ◽  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Available Phosphorus ◽  
Wetland Plant ◽  
Tumen River ◽  
Wetland Plant Communities

Understanding what controls wetland vegetation community composition is vital to conservation and biodiversity management. This study investigates the factors that affect wetland plant communities and distribution in the Tumen River Basin, Northeast China, an internationally important wetland for biodiversity conservation. We recorded floristic composition of herbaceous plants, soil properties, and microclimatic variables in 177, 1 × 1 m2 quadrats at 45 sites, located upstream (26), midstream (12), and downstream (7) of the Basin. We used TWINSPAN to define vegetation communities and canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) to examine the relationships between environmental and biological factors within the wetland plant communities. We recorded 100 plant species from 93 genera and 40 families in the upstream, 100 plant species from 57 genera and 31 families in the midstream, and 85 plant species from 76 genera and 38 families in the downstream. Higher species richness was recorded upstream of the River Basin. The plant communities and distribution were influenced by elevation, soil properties (total potassium, pH, and available phosphorus), and microclimate variables (surface temperature, precipitation, average temperature, sunshine hours, and relative humidity). More than any other factor, according to our results, elevation strongly influenced the structure of wetland plant communities. These findings support prevailing models describing the distribution of wetland plants along environmental gradients. The determination of the relationship between soil and plants is a useful way to better understand the ecosystem condition and can help manage the wetland ecosystem.

Diversity patterns of seasonal wetland plant communities mainly driven by rare terrestrial species

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
pp. 1569-1585 ◽  
Author(s):  
David C. Deane ◽  
Damien A. Fordham ◽  
Fangliang He ◽  
Corey J. A. Bradshaw
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
Wetland Plant ◽  
Terrestrial Species ◽  
Diversity Patterns ◽  
Seasonal Wetland ◽  
Wetland Plant Communities

Multiple stabilizing pathways in wetland plant communities subjected to an elevation gradient

2019 ◽  
Vol 104 ◽  
pp. 704-710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Fu ◽  
Guixiang Yuan ◽  
Erik Jeppesen ◽  
Dabing Ge ◽  
Dongsheng Zou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
Elevation Gradient ◽  
Wetland Plant ◽  
Wetland Plant Communities

Establishment, persistence, and management implications of experimental wetland plant communities

Wetlands ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evan Weiher ◽  
Irene C. Wisheu ◽  
Paul A. Keddy ◽  
Dwayne R. J. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
Wetland Plant ◽  
Management Implications ◽  
Wetland Plant Communities
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