Vegetation pattern variation, soil degradation and their relationship along a grassland desertification gradient in Horqin Sandy Land, northern China

2008 ◽  
Vol 58 (6) ◽  
pp. 1227-1237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoan Zuo ◽  
Halin Zhao ◽  
Xueyong Zhao ◽  
Yirui Guo ◽  
Jianying Yun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Degradation ◽  
Northern China ◽  
Vegetation Pattern ◽  
Horqin Sandy Land ◽  
Sandy Land

Scale dependent effects of environmental factors on vegetation pattern and composition in Horqin Sandy Land, Northern China

Geoderma ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 173-174 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoan Zuo ◽  
Xueyong Zhao ◽  
Halin Zhao ◽  
Tonghui Zhang ◽  
Yulin LI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Northern China ◽  
Vegetation Pattern ◽  
Horqin Sandy Land ◽  
Sandy Land

scholarly journals Wind speed in spring dominated the decrease in wind erosion across the Horqin Sandy Land in northern China

2021 ◽  
Vol 127 ◽  
pp. 107599
Author(s):  
Hanbing Zhang ◽  
Jian Peng ◽  
Chaonan Zhao ◽  
Zihan Xu ◽  
Jianquan Dong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Speed ◽  
Wind Erosion ◽  
Northern China ◽  
Horqin Sandy Land ◽  
Sandy Land

Greater risk of hydraulic failure due to increased drought threatens pine plantations in Horqin Sandy Land of northern China

2020 ◽  
Vol 461 ◽  
pp. 117980 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming-Yong Li ◽  
Li-Dong Fang ◽  
Chun-Yang Duan ◽  
Yu Cao ◽  
Hong Yin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Northern China ◽  
Pine Plantations ◽  
Horqin Sandy Land ◽  
Sandy Land ◽  
Hydraulic Failure

Seed mass and shape are related to persistence in a sandy soil in northern China

2010 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ling-Ping Zhao ◽  
Gao-Lin Wu ◽  
Ji-Min Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Sand Dune ◽  
Seed Mass ◽  
Northern China ◽  
Plant Ecology ◽  
Horqin Sandy Land ◽  
Sandy Land ◽  
Coastal Sand Dune ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Controversial Topic ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractWhether and how seed mass and shape are related to seed persistence in soil is a controversial topic in plant ecology. There is little information on this relationship in sandy habitats. We tested whether or not this pattern is retained among 141 species within a range of growth forms, from a wide range of families, in the Horqin sandy land of northern China, which belongs to the inland sand ecosystem. We collected information on seed mass, shape and persistence of these species in this region from published articles. Seed mass and shape were found to be significantly and negatively correlated to persistence in the soil in the Chinese flora, in the same way as in most other floras examined, but not in the same way as the Israeli coastal sand dune flora. The value of seed mass and shape as good predictors of persistence in the soil could be applied to the Horqin sandy land. Although many factors affect the relationship between seed mass, shape and persistence, ease of burial appears to be the main potential interpretation in the Horqin sandy land.

Soil macrofaunal response to sand dune conversion from mobile dunes to fixed dunes in Horqin sandy land, northern China

2009 ◽  
Vol 45 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 417-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rentao Liu ◽  
Halin Zhao ◽  
Xueyong Zhao ◽  
Xiaoan Zuo ◽  
Sam Drake
Keyword(s):  
Sand Dune ◽  
Northern China ◽  
Horqin Sandy Land ◽  
Sandy Land ◽  
Mobile Dunes

scholarly journals Historical grassland desertification changes in the Horqin Sandy Land, Northern China (1985–2013)

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinya Li ◽  
Bin Xu ◽  
Xiuchun Yang ◽  
Zhihao Qin ◽  
Lina Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Northern China ◽  
Horqin Sandy Land ◽  
Sandy Land

Genetic Diversity in Salix gordejevii Populations from Different Environmental Gradients in Horqin Sandy Land, Northern China

2019 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 175
Author(s):  
Wen-Da Huang ◽  
Xue-Yong Zhao ◽  
Xin zhao ◽  
Ya-Yong Luo ◽  
Jing Feng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Environmental Gradients ◽  
Northern China ◽  
Horqin Sandy Land ◽  
Sandy Land ◽  
Salix Gordejevii

scholarly journals Biomass Accumulation and Carbon Sequestration in an Age-Sequence of Mongolian Pine Plantations in Horqin Sandy Land, China

Forests ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Zhang ◽  
Xueli Zhang ◽  
Hui Han ◽  
Zhongjie Shi ◽  
Xiaohui Yang
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Sequestration ◽  
Forest Floor ◽  
Developmental Stages ◽  
Northern China ◽  
Stand Age ◽  
Horqin Sandy Land ◽  
Sandy Land ◽  
Carbon Density ◽  
Tree Biomass ◽  
Ecosystem Carbon

The Mongolian pine (Pinus sylvestris L. var. mongolica Litv.) was first introduced to the southeastern Horqin sandy land in the mid-1950s. Since then, it has been widely planted and has become the most important conifer species in Northern China, providing significant ecological, economic and social benefits. However, its function in sequestering carbon at different developmental stages has been little studied. In this study, twenty plots inventory and destructive sampling of eight trees were conducted in 12-, 19-, 34-, 48- and 58-year-old Mongolian pine stands of China. Allometric biomass equations (ABEs) for tree components were established and used to determine the magnitude and distribution of tree biomass and carbon density. The carbon density of the understory, forest floor and soil was also determined. The ABEs with age as the second variable could simply and accurately determine the biomass of plantation tree branches, foliage and fruit, which were considerably influenced by age. With increasing stand age, the proportion of stem biomass to total tree biomass increased from 22.2% in the 12-year-old stand to 54.2% in the 58-year-old stand, and the proportion of understory biomass to total ecosystem biomass decreased, with values of 7.5%, 4.6%, 4.4%, 4.1% and 3.0% in the five stands. The biomass of the forest floor was 0.00, 1.12, 2.04, 6.69 and 3.65 Mg ha−1 in the five stands. The ecosystem carbon density was 40.2, 73.4, 92.9, 89.9 and 87.3 Mg ha−1 in the 12-, 19-, 34-, 48-, and 58-year-old stands, in which soil carbon density accounted for the largest proportion, with values of 67.4%, 76.8%, 73.2%, 63.4%, and 57.7% respectively. The Mongolian pine had the potential for carbon sequestration during its development, especially in the early stages, however, in the later growth stage, the ecosystem carbon density decreased slightly.

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