Differences in species diversity, biomass, and soil properties of five types of alpine grasslands in the Northern Tibetan Plateau.

ABSTRACT: Approximately 94% of the land area of the Northern Tibetan Plateau is covered by grasslands, which comprise one of five key livestock producing regions in China. In contrast to most other regions worldwide, these alpine grasslands are much more sensitive to global climate change, thus they are under intense study. The differences in species diversity, plant biomass, and soil properties of five representative's alpine grassland types in the Northern Tibetan Plateau were investigated in this research. The results revealed that 11 community types were identified according to the importance of dominant species and constructive species. There were significant differences in the Margalef index (H), Simpson diversity index (D), Shannon-wiener diversity index (H'), and Pielou evenness index (J) in

SUBMITTER: Zhang B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7004366 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature