Enclosure in Combination with Mowing Simultaneously Promoted Grassland Biodiversity and Biomass Productivity.

ABSTRACT: Grassland is the primary land use in China, which has experienced extensive degradation in recent decades due to overexploitation. Here, we conducted field experiments to quantify the degraded grassland's recovery rate in Northeast Inner Mongolia in response to restoration measures, including fallow + enclosure (FE) and mowing + enclosure (ME) in comparison to livestock grazing (LG), since 2005. Plant community properties were surveyed and aboveground biomass (AGB) sampled in summer 2013. Our results showed that the regional dominant species Leymus chinensis retained its dominance under FE, whereas a range of forb species gained dominance under LG. Vegetative cover was maximal under FE and minimal under LG. The least amount of vegetation development and AGB were observed under LG. H

SUBMITTER: Li D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9370151 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature