Changes in plant species composition and diversity of alpine Kobresia (Kobresia pygmaea) steppe meadow at different stages of desertification in the North Tibetan plateau     

XingHu Wei  Ping Yang  Sen Li  YuXiang Dong  ChunLai Zhang 《寒旱区科学》2009,1(1):0071-0079

The impacts of desertification on the vegetation composition, structure, and species diversity of alpine Kobresia steppe meadow were evaluated in an area of severe desertification in Anduo County, Tibet Autonomous Region, northern China. We investigated and analyzed the floristic features of communities at four different stages of desertification (slight desertification [SLD], moderate desertification [MD], severe desertification [SD], and very severe desertification [VSD]). The composition and structure of the alpine Kobresia steppe meadow at the SLD site differed significantly from that at the MD, SD, and VSD sites. Species that were more drought resistant and inedible by livestock were the dominant species at the SD site. No plants were found in the shifting dunes of the VSD site. Species diversity also decreased with increasing desertification. The SLD site had the largest mean number of species and individuals and the largest richness index; the MD grassland had the largest Shannon-Wiener index and evenness index, but the smallest Simpson’s index. The vegetation cover declined from 91.8% to 34.8% as desertification increased from SLD to SD, and reached 0% in VSD areas with shifting dunes.  相似文献   

Methodological framework to select plant species for controlling rill and gully erosion: application to a Mediterranean ecosystem     

S. De Baets  J. Poesen  B. Reubens  B. Muys  J. De Baerdemaeker  J. Meersmans 《地球表面变化过程与地形》2009,34(10):1374-1392

Many studies attribute the effects of vegetation in reducing soil erosion rates to the effects of the above‐ground biomass. The effects of roots on topsoil resistance against concentrated flow erosion are much less studied. However, in a Mediterranean context, where the above‐ground biomass can temporarily disappear because of fire, drought or overgrazing, and when concentrated flow erosion occurs, roots can play an important role in controlling soil erosion rates. Unfortunately, information on Mediterranean plant characteristics, especially root characteristics, growing on semi‐natural lands, and knowledge of their suitability for gully erosion control is often lacking. A methodological framework to evaluate plant traits for this purpose is absent as well. This paper presents a methodology to assess the suitability of plants for rill and gully erosion control and its application to 25 plant species, representative for a semi‐arid Mediterranean landscape in southeast Spain. In this analysis determination of suitable plants for controlling concentrated flow erosion is based on a multi‐criteria analysis. First, four main criteria were determined, i.e. (1) the potential of plants to prevent incision by concentrated flow erosion, (2) the potential of plants to improve slope stability, (3) the resistance of plants to bending by water flow and (4) the ability of plants to trap sediments and organic debris. Then, an indicator or a combination of two indicators was used to assess the scores for the four criteria. In total, five indicators were selected, i.e. additional root cohesion, plant stiffness, stem density, the erosion‐reducing potential during concentrated flow and the sediment and organic debris obstruction potential. Both above‐ and below‐ground plant traits were taken into account and measured to assess the scores for the five indicators, i.e. stem density, sediment and organic debris obstruction potential, modulus of elasticity of the stems, moment of inertia of the stems, root density, root diameter distribution, root area ratio and root tensile strength. The scores for the indicators were represented on amoeba diagrams, indicating the beneficial and the weak plant traits, regarding to erosion control. The grasses Stipa tenacissima L. and Lygeum spartum L. and the shrub Salsola genistoides Juss. Ex Poir. amongst others, were selected as very suitable plant species for rill and gully erosion control. Stipa tenacissima can be used to re‐vegetate abandoned terraces as this species is adapted to drought and offers a good protection to concentrated flow erosion and shallow mass movements. Lygeum spartum can be used to vegetate concentrated flow zones or to obstruct sediment inflow to channels at gully outlets. Stipa tenacissima and Salsola genistoides can be used to stabilize steep south‐facing slopes. The methodology developed in this study can be applied to other plant species in areas suffering from rill and gully erosion. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Assessing the relative role of climate change and human activities in sandy desertification of Ordos region,China     

DuanYang Xu  XiangWu Kang  ZhiLi Liu  DaFang Zhuang  JianJun Pan 《中国科学D辑(英文版)》2009,52(6):855-868

Climate change and human activities are driving forces of sandy desertification and the relative role of them in sandy desertification is the hot point in related researches. A study was carried to assess the relative role of climate change and human activities in sandy desertification of Ordos region in China. Potential NPP and the difference between potential and actual NPP were selected as indicators to assess the relative role of climate change and human activities in sandy desertification, respectively. Assessing methods were built based on some scenarios for the reversion and expansion of sandy desertification and the relative role of climate change and human activities in sandy desertification of Ordos region were assessed from 1981 to 2000. The results showed that although some local places experienced an expansion of sandy desertification, the change of sandy desertification of Ordos region from 1981 to 2000 showed a stably reversing trend. The relative role of climate change and human activities in sandy desertification of Ordos region varied at different temporal and spatial scales in the reversion and expansion processes. In the reversion of sandy desertification, climate change was the dominant factor in the period of 1981 to 1990 and the reversed areas mainly induced by climate change including Mu Us sandy land and the transition zone between temperate steppe and temperate deciduous scrubs in north east of Ordos region; however, human activities controlled the reversed process during the period from 1991 to 2000 and the areas mainly induced by human activities distributed in all banners of Ordos region. In the expansion of sandy desertification, human activities were the dominant factor in the period of 1981 to 1990 and the expanded areas mainly included the regions around common boundary of Hanggin, Dalad Banners and Dongsheng City; however, climate change dominated the expansion of sandy desertification from 1991 to 2000, the expanded areas equably distributed in the whole of Ordos region except the south east of Otog Qian, Uxin and Jungar Banners. Supported by Chinese National Academic Institutional Commonweal Research Programs (Grant No. 2005DIA3J006)  相似文献   

喀斯特石漠结皮层藓类物种多样性及在石漠化治理中的作用研究   总被引：10，自引：4，他引：6  

李冰  张朝晖 《中国岩溶》2009,28(1):55-60

根据对烂泥沟金矿区附近喀斯特石漠区域生物结皮的物种调查,藓类植物共7科9属13种,丛藓科(Pottiaceae)和牛舌藓科(Anomodontaceae)是该区的优势科.13种结皮藓类植物的生物量、成土量、饱和吸水率和饱和吸水量的测定结果显示,平均生物量为161～6 690kg/hm2;平均成土量为438～18 350 kg/hm2;平均饱和吸水率在780.43～1705.56%,最高的达到2 228.57%,最低的也有512.99%;平均饱和吸水量在1 256.5～18434.1kg/hm2,最高的达到68 140.3 kg/hm2.该结果说明,在喀斯特石漠这种缺少土壤、极度干旱且保水能力弱的环境区域,生物结皮层藓类植物以其特有的生态功能在石漠化治理、退化生态系统的恢复中具有十分重要的作用.   相似文献   

松嫩平原西部土地利用变化及沙漠化响应——以黑龙江泰来县为例     

王蕾  张雪萍  张树文  宁静  姚允龙 《地理研究》2010,29(3):449-459

以松嫩平原西部的典型沙漠化区泰来县为例,利用遥感、地理信息系统和野外调查获取了3期土地利用和沙漠化分布数据,分析了土地利用变化及其沙漠化动态响应。结果表明:①土地利用程度变化大多趋于加重趋势,其中1986~2000年加重趋势迅猛,2000~2005年加重趋势有所减缓;②沙漠化土地面积总体趋势逐渐增加,前期以40.7hm²/a的速度增加,后期以8hm²/a的速度增加,增加速度明显减慢,其中低覆盖度草地和林地发生沙化的几率最高;③土地利用方式未变化的土地以沙漠化减轻为主,而土地利用方式发生变化的土地,前期以沙漠化加重为主,后期以减轻为主,与土地利用程度变化相一致。  相似文献   

统万城废弃的原因分析   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

李恩菊  谢春林 《中国沙漠》2010,30(5):1047-1052

在沙漠化研究中,沙漠古城的兴废在一定程度上指示着古城所在地的沙漠化过程。位于毛乌素沙地南缘的统万城,其废弃的原因一直为学术界所关注。通过综合分析统万城周边地区地质历史时期以及人类历史时期的气候变化,提出统万城地区生态环境变化乃至沙漠化主要取决于气候变化;统万城废弃所揭示的沙漠化成因给我们的启示是,对于沙漠化治理,必须“尊重自然,科学治沙”。  相似文献   

毛乌素沙地土地沙漠化评价   总被引：3，自引：2，他引：1  

杨思全  王薇 《干旱区地理》2010,33(2)

基于遥感监测反演数据,以多等级土地沙漠化转化度为评价指标,研究构建了毛乌素沙地土地沙漠化转化度模型,并对20世纪80年代末到90年代末期间毛乌素土地沙漠化转化情况和转化机理进行了系统评价和分析。评价发现,毛乌素沙地土地沙漠化情况为:东部区沙漠化发展的转化度为12.113%,逆转的转化度为9.639%,所以该区沙漠化呈现加重的态势;中部区沙漠化发展的转化度为14.551%,逆转的转化度为18.954%,但强烈发展所占比例较大,可见该区土地沙漠化呈现面积缩小、程度加重的特点;西部区沙漠化发展的转化度为8.731%,逆转的转化度为7.298%,说明该区土地沙漠化发展略大于逆转,沙漠化面积扩大,但分析发现该区重度、极重度沙漠化土地逆转的转化度很高,总和为6.483%,约为发展转化度总和的两倍,所以该区土地沙漠化程度整体减轻。  相似文献   

科尔沁沙地近水区域土地利用及沙漠化时空过程研究——以奈曼旗为例   总被引：3，自引：2，他引：1  

葛晓东  明鑫  叶青  李振山 《中国沙漠》2010,30(5):1012-1018

以奈曼旗的西湖和舍力虎水库周边10 km范围区域为研究地,以1987年至2007年期间5个年份的Landsat TM影像为基本数据源,按与水体的空间距离,对近水区域各类土地利用面积百分比进行分地带统计。该过程通过ArcGIS平台下的缓冲区分析完成。结果表明,近水区域的土地利用活动和沙地分布的空间差异性十分显著。结果显示:①近水区域土地利用空间分布受地表水资源分布影响显著,在1~6 km范围以内,耕地面积百分比与到水体的距离呈正相关,草地、沙地面积百分比与到水体的距离呈负相关;②各类土地利用类型面积年际变化明显,草地面积百分比呈波动性降低,耕地面积百分比逐年上升,林地面积百分比在1999年后明显比1999年以前有所增加,沙地面积百分比在1999年以前呈现逐年升高的趋势,在1999年以后迅速降低;③土地利用活动的变异程度对近水区域沙地空间分布具有重要影响,二者具有明显的线性相关性。越靠近水体,土地利用活动的年际变化越频繁,导致过垦、过牧的可能性越高,沙地面积百分比越高。  相似文献   

喀斯特高原不同植被演替阶段土壤动物群落特征   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

樊云龙  熊康宁  苏孝良  陈浒  邹细霞 《山地学报》2010,28(2)

选择贵州喀斯特高原三个典型地貌单元作为研究区,于2009-05对不同植被演替阶段的土壤动物群落进行研究.共获土壤动物3 992只,隶属于5门10纲26目,共31个类群,优势类群为弹尾目(Collembola)、甲螨亚目(Oribatida)、中气门亚目(Mesostigmata);常见类群为前气门亚目(Prostigmata)、膜翅目(Hymenoptera)、鞘翅目(Coleoptera)、半翅目(Hemiptera )、近孔寡毛目(Plesiopora)、双翅目(Diptera)、双尾目(Diplura).研究结果表明,随着喀斯特植被的不断退化,土壤动物数量不断减少,表现为林地＞灌丛＞草地＞石漠化地;类群数亦呈减少趋势.各演替阶段土壤动物表聚性明显,但人为干扰(如翻耕等)可导致土壤动物出现逆分布现象.土壤动物多样性分析表明,中小型土壤动物的多样性指数从林地到石漠化地逐渐减小.  相似文献   

遥感石漠化信息的提取   总被引：5，自引：0，他引：5  

胡顺光  张增祥  夏奎菊 《地球信息科学学报》2010,12(6):870-879

石漠化信息提取是多种信息综合分析、反馈的过程。通过分析当前石漠化分级体系,对比喀斯特地区与石漠化范围、土地利用与石漠化关系,并结合当前石漠化信息提取关键技术研究认为:目前的石漠化分级体系在划分级别、分级指标、分级区域等方面存在巨大差异,将尺度划分引入石漠化等级体系是统一石漠化等级划分差异的有力途径;充分利用基于内容的特征识别算法进行喀斯区的圈定可以有效提高石漠化信息提取精度;利用已有的土地利用矢量数据,通过合理转换进行石漠化信息提取是重要研究思路;传统的建立石漠化解译标志、改进植被指数模型以及建立波谱关系模型等石漠化信息提取方法无法很好融合石漠化综合指征,提出基于遥感的石漠化综合指标度进行石漠化信息的提取方法。  相似文献