Grazing effects on species diversity across different scales are related to grassland types.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community species in different grassland types exhibit unique ecological traits and adaptation strategies, influencing the impact of grazing on species diversity at various scales. This study aimed to elucidate the response characteristics and rules of species diversity in different grassland types to grazing intensity by analyzing plant groups and species diversity.

Results

Grazing intensity, grassland type, and their interaction significantly affected α, β, and γ diversity. In meadow steppes, α and γ diversity conformed to the intermediate disturbance hypothesis, exhibiting a unimodal trend with increasing grazing intensity-initially increasing and then decreasing. In typical steppes, α, β and γ diversity showed no clear pattern in response to changes in grazing

SUBMITTER: Lv S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11577882 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature