Land-use
types
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Location
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Dominant and sub-dominant species
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pH
|
Sand (%)
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Silt (%)
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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%
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