Responses of four dominant dryland plant species to climate change in the Junggar Basin, northwest China.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Dryland ecosystems are exceedingly sensitive to climate change. Desertification induced by both climate changes and human activities seriously threatens dryland vegetation. However, the impact of climate change on distribution of dryland plant species has not been well documented. Here, we studied the potential distribution of four representative dryland plant species (Haloxylon ammodendron, Anabasis aphylla, Calligonum mongolicum, and Populus euphratica) under current and future climate scenarios in a temperate desert region, aiming to improve our understanding of the responses of dryland plant species to climate change and provide guidance for dryland conservation and afforestation.

Location

Junggar Basin, a large desert region in northweste

SUBMITTER: Xiao J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6912881 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature