Long-term grazing changed the spatial distributions of dominant species in typical steppe of Inner Mongolia

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第一作者： Li, Mengzhen

作者： Li, Mengzhen;Wu, Jinrui;Yun, Xiangjun;Yang, Junyi;Zhao, Jiale;Lv, Shijie;Xu, Bo;Zhang, Le

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关键词： Dominant species; Grazing disturbance; Spatial distribution; Typical steppe

期刊名称：BMC PLANT BIOLOGY （ 影响因子：4.8； 五年影响因子：5.4 ）

ISSN： 1471-2229

年卷期： 2024 年 24 卷 1 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Dominant species occupy a pivotal role in plant community, influencing the structure and function of the ecosystem. The spatial distributions of dominant species can react to the effect of different grazing intensities, thereby reflecting their tolerance and adaptive strategies toward grazing. In this study, geostatistical methods were mainly used to study the spatial distribution characteristics of Stipa krylovii Roshev. and Leymus chinensis (Trin.) Tzvel. species at two interval scales (quadrat size 5 m x 5 m, 10 m x 10 m) and two treatments (free grazing, FG, 1.66 sheepha- 1a- 1; control, CK, 0 sheepha- 1a- 1) in typical steppe of Inner Mongolia. A systematic sampling method was used in each 100 m x 100 m representative sample plots to obtain the height, coverage, and density of all species in the community. The results showed that grazing altered the concentrated distribution of S. krylovii and the spatial mosaic distribution pattern of S. krylovii and L. chinensis while having no effect on the spatial clumped distribution of L. chinensis. It also found that the spatial distributions of dominant species are primarily affected by structural factors, and random factors such as long-term grazing led to a transition of S. krylovii from a concentrated distribution to a small patchy random pattern should not be overlooked. Our findings suggest that long-term grazing alters the spatial distribution pattern of dominant species and that adaptive strategies may be the key for maintaining the dominant role of structural factors.

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