Differences in plant communities and soil properties in grazed versus mown lands around Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia
A Carex duriuscula-Stipa krglovii community and a Serratula centauroides-Stipa grandis community were classified, based on Braun-Blanquet methodology, in grazed versus mown areas, respectively. In the 0~10cm soil layer, soil compaction and water content were significantly different in the grazed and mown sites; at 11~30cm, soil temperature was significantly higher at grazed sites than at mown sites. The species dominating on grazed sites were more closely related to compacted soil, higher soil temperature and lower water content, whereas the species dominating on mown sites were more closely related to the opposite environmental conditions.
Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University, Tokiwadai 79-7, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan Graduate School in Nanobioscience, Yokohama City University, Seto 22-2, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama City, 236-0027, Japan
Λέξεις Κλειδιά:grazing, mowing, plant community, soil property, Inner Mongolia
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Βιβλίο:Dry Grasslands of Europe: Grazing and Ecosystem Services, Proceedings of 9th European Dry Grassland Meeting (EDGM) Prespa, Greece, 19-23 May 2012 © 2013 HELLENIC RANGE AND PASTURE SOCIETY (HERPAS) Edited by: Vrahnakis M., A.P. Kyriazopoulos, D. Chouvardas and G. Fotiadis
