Can plant litter affect net primary production of a typical steppe in Inner Mongolia?

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 367-376

  Wang, Jing ^a   Zhao, Mengli ^a   Willms, Walter D ^b   Han, Guodong ^a   Wang, Zhongwu ^a   Bai, Yongfei ^c  

^a INNER MONGOLIA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Growing degree days; Leymus chinensis; Litter addition; Litter removal; Soil moisture; Stipa grandis

Indexed keywords

FORAGE; GRASS; GRAZING PRESSURE; GROWING SEASON; LITTER; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONALITY; SEDGE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; STEPPE;

CHINA; NEI MONGGOL;

CAREX DURIUSCULA; CLEISTOGENES SQUARROSA; LEYMUS CHINENSIS; STIPA GRANDIS;

EID: 79952142060     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2011.01257.x     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. Adams, B.W., Ehlert, G., Stone, C., Alexander, M., Lawrence, D., Willoughby, M., Moisey, D., Hincz, C. & Burkinshaw, A. 2004. Range health assessment for grassland, forest and tame pasture. Public Lands and Forests Division, Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, Edmonton, AL, CA.
2. Bai, Y.F., Han, X.G., Wu, J.G., Chen, Z.Z. & Li, L.H. 2004. Ecosystem stability and compensatory effects in the Inner Mongolia grassland. Nature 431: 181-184.
3. Bai, Y.F., Wu, J.G., Pan, Q.M., Huang, J.H., Wang, Q.B., Li, F.S., Buyantuyev, A. & Han, X.G. 2007. Positive linear relationship between productivity and diversity: evidence from the Eurasian Steppe. Journal of Applied Ecology 44: 1023-1034.
4. Bai, Y.F., Wu, J.G., Xing, Q., Pan, Q.M., Huang, J.H., Yang, D.L. & Han, X.G. 2008. Primary production and rain use efficiency across a precipitation gradient on the Mongolia plateau. Ecology 89: 2140-2153.
5. Bao, Y. 2002. Problems the animal husbandry of the Inner Mongolian Grassland is facing and the way to deal with them. Journal of Inner Mongolia Normal University (Philosophy & Social Science) 31: 44-47.
6. Chen, S.P., Bai, Y.F., Zhang, L.X. & Han, X.G. 2005. Comparing physiological responses of two dominant grass species to nitrogen addition in Xilin River Basin of China. Environmental Experimental Botany 53: 65-75.
7. Chen, Z.Z. 1988. Topography and climate of Xilin River basin. Research on Grassland Ecosystems 3: 13-22.
8. Derner, J.D. & Briske, D.D. 2001. Below-ground carbon and nitrogen accumulation in perennial grasses: a comparison of caespitose and rhizomatous growth forms. Plant and Soil 237: 117-127.
9. Deutsch, E.S., Bork, E.W. & Willms, W.D. 2010. Soil moisture and plant growth responses to litter and defoliation impacts in Parkland grasslands. Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment 135: 1-9.
10. Dormaar, J.F. & Carefoot, J.M. 1996. Implications of crop residue management and conservation tillage on soil organic matter. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 76: 627-634.
11. Facelli, J.M. & Pickett, S.T.A. 1991. Plant litter: its dynamics and effects on plant community structure. Botanical Review 57: 1-32.
12. Frank, A.B. & Hofmann, L. 1989. Relationship among grazing management, growing degree days, and morphological development for native grasses on the Northern Great Plains. Journal of Range Management 42: 199-202.
13. IPCC 2007. Climate change 2007, Impacts, adaptation and vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
14. Jiang, G.M., Han, X.G. & Wu, J.G. 2006. Restoration and management of the Inner Mongolia grassland require a sustainable strategy. Ambio 35: 269-270.
15. Knapp, A.K. & Seastedt, T.R. 1986. Detritus accumulation limits productivity of tallgrass prairie. BioScience 36: 622-668.
16. McCune, B., Grace, J.B. & Urban, D.L. 2002. Analysis of ecological communities. MJM Press, Gleneden Beach, OR, US.
17. Naeth, M.A., Bailey, A.W., Chanasyk, D.S. & Pluth, D.J. 1991. Water holding capacity of litter and soil organic matter in Mixed Prairie and fescue grassland ecosystems of Alberta. Journal of Range Management 44: 13-17.
18. Pierson, F.B., Spaeth, K.E., Weltz, M.A. & Carson, D.H. 2002. Hydraulic response of diverse western rangelands. Journal of Range Management 55: 558-570.
19. Smoliak, S. 1965. Effects of manure, straw and inorganic fertilizers on Northern Great Plains ranges. Journal of Range Management 18: 11-15.
20. Sydes, C. & Grime, J.P. 1981. Effects of tree leaf litter on herbaceous vegetation in deciduous woodland: II. An experimental investigation. Journal of Ecology 69: 249-262.
21. Wang, R. & Gao, Q. 2003. Climate-driven changes in shoot density and shoot biomass in Leymus chinensis (Poaceae) on the North-East China Transect (NECT). Global Ecology and Biogeography 12: 249-259.
22. Wang, R. & Ripley, E.A. 1997. Effects of grazing on a Leymus chinensis grassland on the Songnen Plain of north-eastern China. Journal of Arid Environments 36: 307-318.
23. Wang, R., Gao, Q. & Chen, Q. 2003. Effects of climatic change on biomass and biomass allocation in Leymus chinensis (Poaceae) along the North-East China Transect (NECT). Journal of Arid Environments 54: 653-665.
24. Weaver, J.E. & Rowland, N.W. 1952. Effect of excessive natural mulch on the development, yield, and structure of a native grassland. Botanical Gazette 114: 1-19.
25. Willms, W.D. & Chanasyk, D.S. 2006. Grazing effects on snow accumulation on rough Fescue grasslands. Rangeland Ecology and Management 59: 400-405.
26. Willms, W.D., McGinn, S.M. & Dormaar, J.F. 1993. Influence of litter on herbage production in the Mixed Prairie. Journal of Range Management 46: 320-324.
27. Willms, W.D., Dormaar, J.F., Adams, B.W. & Douwes, H.E. 2002. Response of the Mixed Prairie to protection from grazing. Journal of Range Management 55: 210-216.