Sandy forest-steppe ecotone in Baiyinaobao Natural Reserve of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China is one of the special landscape types in forest-steppe vegetation zone in China. Vegetation landscape types, land...Sandy forest-steppe ecotone in Baiyinaobao Natural Reserve of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China is one of the special landscape types in forest-steppe vegetation zone in China. Vegetation landscape types, landscape patches, and patch size were measured by the field investigation, forest photograph, and airscape. The structure of landscape patches in sandy forest-steppe ecotone, including composition structure, and size structure, was studied and the dynamics and transformation of landscape patches were analyzed. The data obtained in this study could provide theoretical basis for the research on vegetation landscape in forest-steppe ecotones and other vegetation types.展开更多
The vegetation cover in highlands is rather peculiar and complicated in its structure. The experience gained in mapping of alpine vegetation shows that the schematic small-scale maps reflect only the very common featu...The vegetation cover in highlands is rather peculiar and complicated in its structure. The experience gained in mapping of alpine vegetation shows that the schematic small-scale maps reflect only the very common features. In boreal forest mountains of Siberia there are four systems of alpine vegetation including alpine-meadow, goltsy-tundra, island near the Pacific Ocean and tundra-steppe ones. Every system is represented by several geographical variants, characterized by regional phytogeographical peculiar features of this vegetation. The geographical variant includes a number of altitudinal belts （zones）, each of them has its floristic peculiarities and complexes of plant formations （for instance, Altai-Sayan variant composes of subalpine-alpine-subnival-nival belts）. Such geographical variants of alpine vegetation may be indicated as chorological units on a new Circum-Boreal Vegetation Map. Under discussion is the possible use of ecological-geographical approach to reflect the alpine vegetation as chorological （structural） units of the vegetation cover being exemplified by high mountains of the Siberia. This map may be more informative in terms of regional peculiarities in alpine vegetation within the boreal biome.展开更多
Temporary ponds play substantial roles in preserving biodiversity in the Sahel.This study investigated the influence of anthropic and eco-hydrological factors on the plant diversity around two grazed ponds and one ung...Temporary ponds play substantial roles in preserving biodiversity in the Sahel.This study investigated the influence of anthropic and eco-hydrological factors on the plant diversity around two grazed ponds and one ungrazed pond in Ferlo,northern Senegal.Two phytoecological transects were established per pond.On each transect,homogenous herbaceous vegetation units were identified and characterized(herbaceous cover,exposure,soil texture,soil moisture and pH,average height and slope).The herbaceous flora comprised 55 species,41 genera and 22 families across the three ponds.Species of the Poaceae,particularly Eragrostis tremula and Enteropogon prieurii,mostly colonized the grazed ponds,while the ungrazed pond favored other families’species such as Achyranthes sp.,Commelina forsskaolii,Corchorus sp.The Shannon’s diversity index(H′)of Wendu Marodi(ungrazed pond)was slightly higher(4.9 bits)than that of Belel Lougal and Belel Sow(grazed ponds)with 4.8 and 4.5 bits,respectively.The equitability indices were relatively high in the three ponds(0.85,0.83 and 0.78).Eco-ecological factors distinguished four species’groupings:a Tribulus terrestris grouping colonizing the constraining and over-grazed zones,a Digitaria horizontalis grouping,and Chloris barbata grouping found in the transition zones,and an Achyranthes aspera grouping in the wetlands,where woody plants were strongly present and the anthropic action low.This study highlighted the importance of maintaining a landscape mosaic of ungrazed or semi-protected ponds and grazed ponds to preserve the herbaceous floristic diversity in the center of Ferlo(Senegal)and the Sahel in general.展开更多
基金The paper is supported by National Nature Science Foundation of China (grant numbers: 39900019, and 30070129).
文摘Sandy forest-steppe ecotone in Baiyinaobao Natural Reserve of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China is one of the special landscape types in forest-steppe vegetation zone in China. Vegetation landscape types, landscape patches, and patch size were measured by the field investigation, forest photograph, and airscape. The structure of landscape patches in sandy forest-steppe ecotone, including composition structure, and size structure, was studied and the dynamics and transformation of landscape patches were analyzed. The data obtained in this study could provide theoretical basis for the research on vegetation landscape in forest-steppe ecotones and other vegetation types.
文摘The vegetation cover in highlands is rather peculiar and complicated in its structure. The experience gained in mapping of alpine vegetation shows that the schematic small-scale maps reflect only the very common features. In boreal forest mountains of Siberia there are four systems of alpine vegetation including alpine-meadow, goltsy-tundra, island near the Pacific Ocean and tundra-steppe ones. Every system is represented by several geographical variants, characterized by regional phytogeographical peculiar features of this vegetation. The geographical variant includes a number of altitudinal belts （zones）, each of them has its floristic peculiarities and complexes of plant formations （for instance, Altai-Sayan variant composes of subalpine-alpine-subnival-nival belts）. Such geographical variants of alpine vegetation may be indicated as chorological units on a new Circum-Boreal Vegetation Map. Under discussion is the possible use of ecological-geographical approach to reflect the alpine vegetation as chorological （structural） units of the vegetation cover being exemplified by high mountains of the Siberia. This map may be more informative in terms of regional peculiarities in alpine vegetation within the boreal biome.
基金This research was funded by the Total Foundation,UMI3189‘Environnement,Sante,Societes’(UCAD,CNRS,CNRST,USTTB,UGB)the Labex DRIIHM,programme‘Investissements d’avenir’with the reference ANR-11-LABX-0010.
文摘Temporary ponds play substantial roles in preserving biodiversity in the Sahel.This study investigated the influence of anthropic and eco-hydrological factors on the plant diversity around two grazed ponds and one ungrazed pond in Ferlo,northern Senegal.Two phytoecological transects were established per pond.On each transect,homogenous herbaceous vegetation units were identified and characterized(herbaceous cover,exposure,soil texture,soil moisture and pH,average height and slope).The herbaceous flora comprised 55 species,41 genera and 22 families across the three ponds.Species of the Poaceae,particularly Eragrostis tremula and Enteropogon prieurii,mostly colonized the grazed ponds,while the ungrazed pond favored other families’species such as Achyranthes sp.,Commelina forsskaolii,Corchorus sp.The Shannon’s diversity index(H′)of Wendu Marodi(ungrazed pond)was slightly higher(4.9 bits)than that of Belel Lougal and Belel Sow(grazed ponds)with 4.8 and 4.5 bits,respectively.The equitability indices were relatively high in the three ponds(0.85,0.83 and 0.78).Eco-ecological factors distinguished four species’groupings:a Tribulus terrestris grouping colonizing the constraining and over-grazed zones,a Digitaria horizontalis grouping,and Chloris barbata grouping found in the transition zones,and an Achyranthes aspera grouping in the wetlands,where woody plants were strongly present and the anthropic action low.This study highlighted the importance of maintaining a landscape mosaic of ungrazed or semi-protected ponds and grazed ponds to preserve the herbaceous floristic diversity in the center of Ferlo(Senegal)and the Sahel in general.
