Song Zhaobin, Luo Fengmin, Ma Yuan, et al. Typical Shrub Communities and Its Diversity in Ulan Buh-Western Ordos Steppe Desert Ecotone[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2022, 42(5): 65-72.
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Song Zhaobin, Luo Fengmin, Ma Yuan, et al. Typical Shrub Communities and Its Diversity in Ulan Buh-Western Ordos Steppe Desert Ecotone[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2022, 42(5): 65-72. DOI: 10.13961/j.cnki.stbctb.2022.05.009.
Typical Shrub Communities and Its Diversity in Ulan Buh-Western Ordos Steppe Desert Ecotone
[Objective] The diversity of typical shrub communities in the ecotone of the Ulan Buh-Western Ordos Steppe Desert was researched in order to provide a theoretical basis for protecting biodiversity and for ecological environment construction in the area. [Methods] A vegetation survey was carried out by setting up sample sites of representative community types in the area. The community types
species composition
community characteristics
and species diversity of the main shrub communities in the ecotone were analyzed. [Results] There were 12 families
30 genera
and 36 species of plants in the area
among which there were more Fabaceae
Chenopodiaceae
Asteraceae
and Poaceae
and more single species. Plants were mainly composed of shrubs and perennial herbs. Most plants were xerophytes. The shrub communities included the Krascheninnikovia ceratoides community
the Scarcozygium xanthoxylon community
and the Tetraena mongolica community in the Western Ordos Steppe Desert
and the Nitraria tangutorum community
the Artemisia ordosica community
and the Ammopiptanthus mongolicus community in the Ulan Buh Desert. The plant density of the shrub community was higher in the Western Ordos Steppe Desert. The importance value
coverage
and aboveground biomass of the shrub community were higher in the Ulan Buh Desert. The species diversity of the shrub communities in the Western Ordos Steppe Desert was generally higher than in the Ulan Buh Desert. The similarity of most communities was low. [Conclusion] The total number of plants in the Ulan Buh-Western Ordos Steppe Desert was relatively few. Perennial herbs and shrubs were the main types of plants in the ecotone. The plants exhibited obvious xerophytic characteristics. The variation range of plant diversity in the Western Ordos Steppe Desert was small and remained at a high level. Community similarity in different habitats was low.
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