Growth stages affect species richness and vegetation patterns of nebkhas in the desert steppes of China
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- 作者：Weicheng Luo ; Wenzhi Zhao ; zhaowzh@lzb.ac.cn" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Bing Liu
- 关键词：Desert steppes ; Nebkha growth stage ; Nebkha morphology ; Species composition ; Species growth form
- 刊名：Catena
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：February 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：137
- 期：Complete
- 页码：126-133
- 全文大小：1080 K
文摘
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We quantify the relationship between species richness, density and nebkhas size.
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We investigate species richness and composition in nebkhas and adjacent habitat in different nebkha growth stages.
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Total species richness increased and densities of species decreased with an increase in nebkha area.
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Nebkhas provide more favorable conditions for plants during nebkha stabilizing stage.
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Inter-nebkha areas are more favorable for plants during nebkha growing stage.