Tumbleweeds participate in a common seasonal biological process in temperate grasslands,creating hanging grass fences during the grass-withering season that result in distinct ecological phenomena.In this study,we add...Tumbleweeds participate in a common seasonal biological process in temperate grasslands,creating hanging grass fences during the grass-withering season that result in distinct ecological phenomena.In this study,we addressed the urgent need to understand and restore the degraded desert steppe in Central Mongolia,particularly considering the observed vegetation edge effects around hanging grass fences.Using field surveys conducted in 2019 and 2021 in the severely degraded desert steppe of Central Mongolia,we assessed vegetation parameters and soil physical and chemical properties influenced by hanging grass fences and identified the key environmental factors affecting vegetation changes.The results indicate that the edge effects of hanging grass fences led to changes in species distributions,resulting in significant differences in species composition between the desert steppe's interior and edge areas.Vegetation parameters and soil physical and chemical properties exhibited nonlinear responses to the edge effects of hanging grass fences,with changes in vegetation coverage,aboveground biomass,and soil sand content peaking at 26.5,16.5,and 6.5 m on the leeward side of hanging grass fences,respectively.In the absence of sand dune formation,the accumulation of soil organic carbon and available potassium were identified as crucial factors driving species composition and increasing vegetation coverage.Changes in species composition and plant density were primarily influenced by soil sand content,electrical conductivity,and sand accumulation thickness.These findings suggest that hanging grass fences have the potential to alter vegetation habitats,promote vegetation growth,and control soil erosion in the degraded desert steppe of Central Mongolia.Therefore,in the degraded desert steppe,the restoration potential of hanging grass fences during the enclosure process should be fully considered.展开更多
围栏是一种广泛使用的草地管理措施。磷是植物生长发育不可或缺的营养元素,研究围栏管理对土壤磷含量的影响和驱动,对高寒草地生态系统修复和适应性管理具有重要意义。然而,目前缺乏系统的围栏管理对土壤磷含量的影响研究。本文基于Web ...围栏是一种广泛使用的草地管理措施。磷是植物生长发育不可或缺的营养元素,研究围栏管理对土壤磷含量的影响和驱动,对高寒草地生态系统修复和适应性管理具有重要意义。然而,目前缺乏系统的围栏管理对土壤磷含量的影响研究。本文基于Web of Science核心数据库和中国知网(CNKI)检索平台,筛选了101篇文献开展Meta分析,探究不同高寒草地土壤全磷(STP)与速效磷(SAP)含量对围栏管理措施及围栏年限(短期1~4年,中期5~8年和长期9~30年)的响应。结果表明:1)总体而言,围栏显著提升了STP、SAP、全氮(STN)、有机碳(SOC)、速效氮(SAN)和含水量(SM)(P<0.001),却导致了pH和容重显著降低(P<0.01)。2)围栏对高寒草原STP和SAP的正效应显著高于其对高寒草甸磷含量的影响(P<0.001)。3)针对围栏年限,发现中长期围栏对草甸STP具有极显著的正效应(P<0.001),同时短期围栏能够极显著促进草原STP(P<0.001),中长期围栏则会导致草原STP降低;围栏始终有利于提升SAP,且中期围栏对草原SAP的效应最大。4)围栏管理下STP、STN和SOC的效应值存在协同变化规律,且围栏对STP的效应值随气温的升高而显著增加,但土壤pH的降低促进了围栏对STP的效应值的显著增加。此外,围栏对STN与SAP的效应值呈显著正相关关系。本研究揭示了合理的围栏管理有利于提高高寒草地生态系统的土壤磷含量,结果可为高寒草地管理提供理论参考。展开更多
This paper studied B (biomass of aquatic vascular plants) and N chemical compounds in two large-scale enclosures and one fence in East Lake of Wuhan from July,1993 to February,1995.B was highly negatively related to t...This paper studied B (biomass of aquatic vascular plants) and N chemical compounds in two large-scale enclosures and one fence in East Lake of Wuhan from July,1993 to February,1995.B was highly negatively related to the concentration of NO 3-N in water.The concentration of TN in water obviously decreased when aquatic vascular plants grew well.The concentration of NO 3-N decrease was the major reason that leading to the decrease of TN concentration in water.Percentage of IN was obviously lower than that of ON.The concentration of IN was closely related to aquatic plants growth.The B in the enclosures was obviously higher than that in The control’s.The concentrations of NO 3-N,IN,and TN in the enclosures were obviously lower than those in the control’s.The concentrations of NH 4-N,NO 2-N and ON in the enclosures were not obviously different from thosein the control′s.展开更多
基金supported by the Third Xinjiang Scientific Expedition and Research Program(2021xjkk0305)the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA2003020201)the Key Intergovernmental Projects for International Scientific and Technological Innovation Cooperation of the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFE0109200).
文摘Tumbleweeds participate in a common seasonal biological process in temperate grasslands,creating hanging grass fences during the grass-withering season that result in distinct ecological phenomena.In this study,we addressed the urgent need to understand and restore the degraded desert steppe in Central Mongolia,particularly considering the observed vegetation edge effects around hanging grass fences.Using field surveys conducted in 2019 and 2021 in the severely degraded desert steppe of Central Mongolia,we assessed vegetation parameters and soil physical and chemical properties influenced by hanging grass fences and identified the key environmental factors affecting vegetation changes.The results indicate that the edge effects of hanging grass fences led to changes in species distributions,resulting in significant differences in species composition between the desert steppe's interior and edge areas.Vegetation parameters and soil physical and chemical properties exhibited nonlinear responses to the edge effects of hanging grass fences,with changes in vegetation coverage,aboveground biomass,and soil sand content peaking at 26.5,16.5,and 6.5 m on the leeward side of hanging grass fences,respectively.In the absence of sand dune formation,the accumulation of soil organic carbon and available potassium were identified as crucial factors driving species composition and increasing vegetation coverage.Changes in species composition and plant density were primarily influenced by soil sand content,electrical conductivity,and sand accumulation thickness.These findings suggest that hanging grass fences have the potential to alter vegetation habitats,promote vegetation growth,and control soil erosion in the degraded desert steppe of Central Mongolia.Therefore,in the degraded desert steppe,the restoration potential of hanging grass fences during the enclosure process should be fully considered.
文摘围栏是一种广泛使用的草地管理措施。磷是植物生长发育不可或缺的营养元素,研究围栏管理对土壤磷含量的影响和驱动,对高寒草地生态系统修复和适应性管理具有重要意义。然而,目前缺乏系统的围栏管理对土壤磷含量的影响研究。本文基于Web of Science核心数据库和中国知网(CNKI)检索平台,筛选了101篇文献开展Meta分析,探究不同高寒草地土壤全磷(STP)与速效磷(SAP)含量对围栏管理措施及围栏年限(短期1~4年,中期5~8年和长期9~30年)的响应。结果表明:1)总体而言,围栏显著提升了STP、SAP、全氮(STN)、有机碳(SOC)、速效氮(SAN)和含水量(SM)(P<0.001),却导致了pH和容重显著降低(P<0.01)。2)围栏对高寒草原STP和SAP的正效应显著高于其对高寒草甸磷含量的影响(P<0.001)。3)针对围栏年限,发现中长期围栏对草甸STP具有极显著的正效应(P<0.001),同时短期围栏能够极显著促进草原STP(P<0.001),中长期围栏则会导致草原STP降低;围栏始终有利于提升SAP,且中期围栏对草原SAP的效应最大。4)围栏管理下STP、STN和SOC的效应值存在协同变化规律,且围栏对STP的效应值随气温的升高而显著增加,但土壤pH的降低促进了围栏对STP的效应值的显著增加。此外,围栏对STN与SAP的效应值呈显著正相关关系。本研究揭示了合理的围栏管理有利于提高高寒草地生态系统的土壤磷含量,结果可为高寒草地管理提供理论参考。
文摘This paper studied B (biomass of aquatic vascular plants) and N chemical compounds in two large-scale enclosures and one fence in East Lake of Wuhan from July,1993 to February,1995.B was highly negatively related to the concentration of NO 3-N in water.The concentration of TN in water obviously decreased when aquatic vascular plants grew well.The concentration of NO 3-N decrease was the major reason that leading to the decrease of TN concentration in water.Percentage of IN was obviously lower than that of ON.The concentration of IN was closely related to aquatic plants growth.The B in the enclosures was obviously higher than that in The control’s.The concentrations of NO 3-N,IN,and TN in the enclosures were obviously lower than those in the control’s.The concentrations of NH 4-N,NO 2-N and ON in the enclosures were not obviously different from thosein the control′s.
