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| Changes in plant biomass and species composition of alpine Kobresia meadows along altitudinal gradient on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau | |
| Wang ChangTing1,3; Cao GuangMin1; Wang QiLan1; Jing ZengChun1; Ding LuMing1; Long RuiJun2 | |
| 2008 | |
| 发表期刊 | SCIENCE IN CHINA SERIES C-LIFE SCIENCES
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| 卷号 | 51期号:1页码:86-94 |
| 文章类型 | Article |
| 摘要 | Alpine Kobresia meadows are major vegetation types on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. There is growing concern over their relationships among biodiversity, productivity and environments. Despite the importance of species composition, species richness, the type of different growth forms, and plant biomass structure for Kobresia meadow ecosystems, few studies have been focused on the relationship between biomass and environmental gradient in the Kobresia meadow plant communities, particularly in relation to soil moisture and edaphic gradients. We measured the plant species composition, herbaceous litter, aboveground and belowground biomass in three Kobresia meadow plant communities in Haibei Alpine Meadow Ecosystem Research Station from 2001 to 2004. Community differences in plant species composition were reflected in biomass distribution. The total biomass showed a decrease from 13196.96 +/- 719.69 g/m(2) in the sedge-dominated K. tibetica swamp to 2869.58 +/- 147.52 g/m(2) in the forb and sedge dominated K. pygmaea meadow, and to 2153.08 +/- 141.95 g/m(2) in the forbs and grasses dominated K. humilis along with the increase of altitude. The vertical distribution of belowground biomass is distinct in the three meadow communities, and the belowground biomass at the depth of 0-10 cm in K. tibetica swamp meadow was significantly higher than that in K. humilis and K. pygmaea meadows (P < 0.01). The herbaceous litter in K. tibetica swamp was significantly higher than those in K. pygnaeca and K. humilis meadows. The effects of plant litter are enhanced when ground water and soil moisture levels are raised. The relative importance of litter and vegetation may vary with soil water availability. In the K. tibetica swamp, total biomass was negatively correlated to species richness (P < 0.05); aboveground biomass was positively correlated to soil organic matter, soil moisture, and plant cover (P < 0.05); belowground biomass was positively correlated with soil moisture (P < 0.05). However, in the K. pygnaeca and K. humilis meadow communities, aboveground biomass was positively correlated to soil organic matter and soil total nitrogen (P < 0.05). This suggests that the distribution of biomass coincided with soil moisture and edaphic gradient in alpine meadows.; Alpine Kobresia meadows are major vegetation types on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. There is growing concern over their relationships among biodiversity, productivity and environments. Despite the importance of species composition, species richness, the type of different growth forms, and plant biomass structure for Kobresia meadow ecosystems, few studies have been focused on the relationship between biomass and environmental gradient in the Kobresia meadow plant communities, particularly in relation to soil moisture and edaphic gradients. We measured the plant species composition, herbaceous litter, aboveground and belowground biomass in three Kobresia meadow plant communities in Haibei Alpine Meadow Ecosystem Research Station from 2001 to 2004. Community differences in plant species composition were reflected in biomass distribution. The total biomass showed a decrease from 13196.96 +/- 719.69 g/m(2) in the sedge-dominated K. tibetica swamp to 2869.58 +/- 147.52 g/m(2) in the forb and sedge dominated K. pygmaea meadow, and to 2153.08 +/- 141.95 g/m(2) in the forbs and grasses dominated K. humilis along with the increase of altitude. The vertical distribution of belowground biomass is distinct in the three meadow communities, and the belowground biomass at the depth of 0-10 cm in K. tibetica swamp meadow was significantly higher than that in K. humilis and K. pygmaea meadows (P < 0.01). The herbaceous litter in K. tibetica swamp was significantly higher than those in K. pygnaeca and K. humilis meadows. The effects of plant litter are enhanced when ground water and soil moisture levels are raised. The relative importance of litter and vegetation may vary with soil water availability. In the K. tibetica swamp, total biomass was negatively correlated to species richness (P < 0.05); aboveground biomass was positively correlated to soil organic matter, soil moisture, and plant cover (P < 0.05); belowground biomass was positively correlated with soil moisture (P < 0.05). However, in the K. pygnaeca and K. humilis meadow communities, aboveground biomass was positively correlated to soil organic matter and soil total nitrogen (P < 0.05). This suggests that the distribution of biomass coincided with soil moisture and edaphic gradient in alpine meadows. |
| 关键词 | Plant Species Richness Plant Litter Aboveground Biomass Belowground Biomass Soil Moisture Alpine Meadow |
| WOS标题词 | Science & Technology ; Life Sciences & Biomedicine |
| 学科领域 | 生物科学 |
| 关键词[WOS] | SIMULATED ENVIRONMENTAL-CHANGE ; RIPARIAN PLANTS ; RESPONSES ; RICHNESS ; PRODUCTIVITY ; SOIL ; ACCUMULATION ; COMMUNITIES ; GERMINATION ; COMPETITION |
| 收录类别 | SCI |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| WOS研究方向 | Life Sciences & Biomedicine - Other Topics |
| WOS类目 | Biology |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:000252169700012 |
| 引用统计 | |
| 文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
| 条目标识符 | http://210.75.249.4/handle/363003/1242 |
| 专题 | 中国科学院西北高原生物研究所 |
| 作者单位 | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, NW Inst Plateau Biol, Xining 810001, Peoples R China 2.Lanzhou Univ, Coll Pastoral Agr Sci & Technol, Lanzhou 730070, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Grad Univ, Beijing 100039, Peoples R China |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Wang ChangTing,Cao GuangMin,Wang QiLan,et al. Changes in plant biomass and species composition of alpine Kobresia meadows along altitudinal gradient on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau[J]. SCIENCE IN CHINA SERIES C-LIFE SCIENCES,2008,51(1):86-94. |
| APA | Wang ChangTing,Cao GuangMin,Wang QiLan,Jing ZengChun,Ding LuMing,&Long RuiJun.(2008).Changes in plant biomass and species composition of alpine Kobresia meadows along altitudinal gradient on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.SCIENCE IN CHINA SERIES C-LIFE SCIENCES,51(1),86-94. |
| MLA | Wang ChangTing,et al."Changes in plant biomass and species composition of alpine Kobresia meadows along altitudinal gradient on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau".SCIENCE IN CHINA SERIES C-LIFE SCIENCES 51.1(2008):86-94. |
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