Population Structure and Spatial Distribution Pattern of Populus euphratica Riparian Forest Under Environmental Heterogeneity Along the Tarim River, Northwest China.

ABSTRACT: Populus euphratica Oliv. (Euphrates poplar), as the dominant tree species of desert riparian forests along the Central Asian inland rivers, plays a critical role in protecting arid land ecosystems. In recent decades, climate change and excessive water resources utilization activities have led to the environmental degradation of desert riparian forests along the Tarim River in northwest China. Understanding the forest stand structure and spatial distribution pattern provide important guidance for monitoring forest dynamics in support of sustainable management. However, few studies have examined how riparian forests stand attributes differ in response to environmental heterogeneity. In this study, terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) was applied to acquire a total of 1648 individual P.

SUBMITTER: Yusup A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9244701 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature