Land-use types
Location
Dominant and sub-dominant species
pH
Sand (%)
Silt (%)
Clay (%)
Clay (%)
Clay (%)
Clay (%)
Grassland Condition
Grassland Condition
Land-use history
vegetation coverage DS
vegetation coverageWS
SD
116°38´ 43°24´
L.chinensis,S.grandis,C.squarrosa,Artemisia frigida Willd.,Salsola collina Pall., Achnatherum sibiricum Keng
7.4±0.1a
98.7±0.3A(WS) 96.0±0.4A(DS) 1.3±0.3C(WS) 4.0±0.4BC(DS) 0.1±0.1B(WS) 0.1±2.8B(DS) 0.1±0.1B(WS) 0.1±2.8B(DS)
Severe degradation
Severe degradation
Severe degradation
Free-grazing,long-term heavy grazing
Free-grazing,long-term heavy grazing
5-15%
15-25%
MD
116°39´ 43°33´ L. chinensis, S. grandis, C. squarrosa, A. frigida, Kochia prostrate Schrad, A. sibiricum
7.3±0.1a
93.5±1.1A(WS) 93.0±0.7A(DS) 6.5±1.1C(WS) 7.0±0.7C(DS) 0.4±0.2B(WS) 4.3±2.3B(DS) 0.4±0.2B(WS) 4.3±2.3B(DS) Moderate degradation Moderate degradation Moderate degradation
Free-grazing,long-term heavy grazing
Free-grazing,long-term heavy grazing
30~35%
40-50%
LD
116°40´ 43°33´ L. chinensis, S. grandis, C. squarrosa, A. sibiricum, A. frigida, S. collina
7.2±0.1a
90.3±2.4 B(WS) 87.6±0.4B(DS) 9.7±2.4B(WS) 12.4±0.4B(DS) 9.7±2.4B(WS) 12.4±0.4B(DS) 0.3±0.1B(WS) 0.1±0.1B(DS) 0.3±0.1B(WS) 0.1±0.1B(DS) Light degradation Light degradation
Free-grazing, light grazing
Free-grazing, light grazing
45-50%
50-65%
NG
116°16´ 42°02
L. chinensis, S. grandis, A. michnoi, A. sibiricum, C. squarrosa, Carex korshinskyi
7.1 ±0.1a
67.3±2.5C(WS) 56.0±1.5C(DS) 30.2±2.4A(WS) 42.1±0.4A(DS) 30.2±2.4A(WS) 42.1±0.4A(DS) 1.9±0.5A(WS) 1.9±0.1A(DS) 1.9±0.5A(WS) 1.9±0.1A(DS)
Natural Grassland
Natural Grassland
40-ha plot that has been fenced since 2000 40-ha plot that has been fenced since 2000
60~65%
70~85%