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Effects of dune stabilization on vegetation characteristics and soil properties at multiple scales in Horqin Sandy Land,Northern China

Effects of dune stabilization on vegetation characteristics and soil properties at multiple scales in Horqin Sandy Land,Northern China
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摘要 Ecological patterns and processes in dune ecosystems have been a research focus in recent years, however information on how dune stabilization influences vegetation and soil at different spatial scales is still lacking. In this study, we measured vegetation characteristics and soil properties across three spatial scales (10, 100 and 1,000 m^2) along gradient dune stabilization stages (mobile dune, semi-fixed dune and fixed dune) in Horqin Sandy Land, Northern China. Vegetation cover over all scales significantly increased with degree of dune stabilization, as well as species richness and C/N ratio at 10 m^2 scale. Species richness significantly increased with the increase in measured scales at each stage of dune stabilization and was higher in fixed dune than that in mobile dune and semi-fixed dune at 100 and 1,000 m^2 scales. Over all scales, aboveground biomass was lower in mobile dune than that in semi-fixed dune and fixed dune, and soil organic C, total N, EC, very fine sand and silt + clay contents were higher in fixed dune than those in mobile dune and semi-fixed dune. These results suggest that along the gradient dune stabilization, species richness has strong spatial scale-dependence, but vegetation cover, aboveground biomass and soil properties is generally scale independent (i.e., the pattern of response is consistent across all scales). Effect of dune stabilization on vegetation and soil over all spatial scales results in the positive correlation among vegetation cover, species richness, biomass, soil organic C, total N, C/N, EC, very fine sand and silt + clay along the gradient dune stabilization. In addition, species response to dune stabilization. Thus, the monitoring strategies diversity in semiarid dune ecosystems. richness at the smallest scale (10 m^2) has more sensitive at small scales are essential to detect changes of species Ecological patterns and processes in dune ecosystems have been a research focus in recent years, however information on how dune stabilization influences vegetation and soil at different spatial scales is still lacking. In this study, we measured vegetation characteristics and soil properties across three spatial scales (10, 100 and 1,000 m^2) along gradient dune stabilization stages (mobile dune, semi-fixed dune and fixed dune) in Horqin Sandy Land, Northern China. Vegetation cover over all scales significantly increased with degree of dune stabilization, as well as species richness and C/N ratio at 10 m^2 scale. Species richness significantly increased with the increase in measured scales at each stage of dune stabilization and was higher in fixed dune than that in mobile dune and semi-fixed dune at 100 and 1,000 m^2 scales. Over all scales, aboveground biomass was lower in mobile dune than that in semi-fixed dune and fixed dune, and soil organic C, total N, EC, very fine sand and silt + clay contents were higher in fixed dune than those in mobile dune and semi-fixed dune. These results suggest that along the gradient dune stabilization, species richness has strong spatial scale-dependence, but vegetation cover, aboveground biomass and soil properties is generally scale independent (i.e., the pattern of response is consistent across all scales). Effect of dune stabilization on vegetation and soil over all spatial scales results in the positive correlation among vegetation cover, species richness, biomass, soil organic C, total N, C/N, EC, very fine sand and silt + clay along the gradient dune stabilization. In addition, species response to dune stabilization. Thus, the monitoring strategies diversity in semiarid dune ecosystems. richness at the smallest scale (10 m^2) has more sensitive at small scales are essential to detect changes of species
出处 《Research in Cold and Arid Regions》 CSCD 2015年第1期40-49,共10页 寒旱区科学(英文版)
基金 financially supported by the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (No.KZCX2-EW-QN313) National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.41171414) 'One Hundred Talents' Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (No.Y451H31001) Key Project of Scientific and Technical Supporting Programs (2011BAC07B02-09)
关键词 dune stabilization sand dune scale dependence soil properties species diversity dune stabilization sand dune scale dependence soil properties species diversity
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