Effects of grazing on the relationship between dominant shrubs and understory vegetation along sand dune stability gradient.

ABSTRACT: During the process of dune vegetation restoration, understanding how grazing disturbance affects the relationship between plant species is a critical issue in ecological studies. However, there is insufficient evidence on the changes in the interaction between dominant shrubs and understory vegetation under grazing behavior. We aimed to study how grazing and dune stabilization affects the relationship between Caragana microphylla and understory vegetation. We established fencing at various stages of dune stabilization and proceeded to compared the performance indicators (e.g., richness and biomass) and the relative interaction index of understory vegetation and different functional groups along the dune stability under grazing and fencing conditions. Results showed that C. microphylla had

SUBMITTER: Zhu T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11548734 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature