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Soil erosion and vegetation succession in alpine Kobresia steppe meadow caused by plateau pika - A case study of Nagqu County, Tibet

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作者Wei Xinghu1; Li Sen1; Yang Ping2; Cheng Huaishun2
刊名CHINESE GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCE
出版日期2007-03-01
卷号17期号:1页码:75-81
关键词plateau pika alpine Kobresia steppe meadow vegetation succession diversity Tibet
ISSN号1002-0063
DOI10.1007/s11769-007-0075-0
通讯作者Wei Xinghu(weixinghu1964@yahoo.com)
英文摘要This paper evaluated the impacts of mounds created by the plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) on the vegetation composition, structure, and species diversity of an alpine Kobresia steppe meadow in Nagqu County, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. Based on mound height or the depth of erosion pit, we defined five stages of erosion and compared the floristic features of communities at these stages with those in undisturbed sites. In the study area, the mounds and pits covered up to 7% of the total area. Lancea tibetica, Lamiophlomis rotata, and Potentilla bifurca were the dominant species in erosion pits, and Kobresia pygmaea, the dominant species in undisturbed sites, became a companion species in eroded areas. In the process of erosion, the original vegetation was covered by soil ejected by the pika, then the mounds were gradually eroded by wind and rain, and finally erosion pits formed. The vegetation coverage increased with increasing erosion stages but remained significantly lower than that in undisturbed sites. Improved coverage eventually reduced soil erosion, and pit depth eventually stabilized at around 20cm. Aboveground biomass increased with increasing erosion stage, but the proportion of low-quality forage reached more than 94%. The richness index and Shannon-Wiener index increased significantly with increasing erosion stage, but the richness index in mound and pit areas was significantly lower than that in undisturbed sites.
收录类别SCI
WOS关键词PLANT-SPECIES DIVERSITY ; GOPHER GEOMYS-BURSARIUS ; TEXAS COASTAL PRAIRIE ; POCKET GOPHERS ; THOMOMYS-TALPOIDES ; DYNAMICS ; IMPACT ; DISTURBANCE ; COMMUNITY ; MAMMALS
WOS研究方向Environmental Sciences & Ecology
WOS类目Environmental Sciences
语种英语
WOS记录号WOS:000254430800011
出版者SPRINGER
URI标识http://www.irgrid.ac.cn/handle/1471x/2555990
专题寒区旱区环境与工程研究所
通讯作者Wei Xinghu
作者单位1.Foshan Univ, Dept Geog, Foshan 528000, Peoples R China
2.Chinese Acad Sci, Cold & Arid Reg Environm & Engn Res Inst, Lanzhou 730000, Peoples R China
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Wei Xinghu,Li Sen,Yang Ping,et al. Soil erosion and vegetation succession in alpine Kobresia steppe meadow caused by plateau pika - A case study of Nagqu County, Tibet[J]. CHINESE GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCE,2007,17(1):75-81.
APA Wei Xinghu,Li Sen,Yang Ping,&Cheng Huaishun.(2007).Soil erosion and vegetation succession in alpine Kobresia steppe meadow caused by plateau pika - A case study of Nagqu County, Tibet.CHINESE GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCE,17(1),75-81.
MLA Wei Xinghu,et al."Soil erosion and vegetation succession in alpine Kobresia steppe meadow caused by plateau pika - A case study of Nagqu County, Tibet".CHINESE GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCE 17.1(2007):75-81.

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