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DOI | 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2009.00502.x |
Large-scale pattern of biomass partitioning across China’s grasslands | |
Yang, Yuanhe1,2; Fang, Jingyun1,2; Ma, Wenhong1,2; Guo, Dali1,2; Mohammat, Anwar3 | |
通讯作者 | Fang, Jingyun |
来源期刊 | GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY |
ISSN | 1466-822X |
EISSN | 1466-8238 |
出版年 | 2010 |
卷号 | 19期号:2页码:268-277 |
英文摘要 | Aim To investigate large-scale patterns of above-ground and below-ground biomass partitioning in grassland ecosystems and to test the isometric theory at the community level. Location Northern China, in diverse grassland types spanning temperate grasslands in arid and semi-arid regions to alpine grasslands on the Tibetan Plateau. Methods We investigated above-ground and below-ground biomass in China’s grasslands by conducting five consecutive sampling campaigns across the northern part of the country during 2001-05. We then documented the root : shoot ratio (R/S) and its relationship with climatic factors for China’s grasslands. We further explored relationships between above-ground and below-ground biomass across different grassland types. Results Our results indicated that the overall R/S of China’s grasslands was larger than the global average (6.3 vs. 3.7). The R/S for China’s grasslands did not show any significant trend with either mean annual temperature or mean annual precipitation. Above-ground biomass was nearly proportional to below-ground biomass with a scaling exponent (the slope of log-log linear relationship between above-ground and below-ground biomass) of 1.02 across various grassland types. The slope did not differ significantly between temperate and alpine grasslands or between steppe and meadow. Main conclusions Our findings support the isometric theory of above-ground and below-ground biomass partitioning, and suggest that above-ground biomass scales isometrically with below-ground biomass at the community level. |
英文关键词 | Above-ground biomass alpine grasslands below-ground biomass China isometric theory root : shoot ratio temperate grasslands |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Peoples R China |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000274320600011 |
WOS关键词 | ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS ; TALLGRASS PRAIRIE ; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY ; TIBETAN GRASSLANDS ; USE EFFICIENCY ; ROOT BIOMASS ; LONG-TERM ; FIRE ; ALLOCATION ; PLANTS |
WOS类目 | Ecology ; Geography, Physical |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Physical Geography |
来源机构 | 中国科学院新疆生态与地理研究所 ; 北京大学 |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/164413 |
作者单位 | 1.Peking Univ, Minist Educ, Dept Ecol, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China; 2.Peking Univ, Minist Educ, Key Lab Earth Surface Proc, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China; 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Xinjiang Inst Ecol & Geog, Urumqi 830011, Peoples R China |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Yang, Yuanhe,Fang, Jingyun,Ma, Wenhong,等. Large-scale pattern of biomass partitioning across China’s grasslands[J]. 中国科学院新疆生态与地理研究所, 北京大学,2010,19(2):268-277. |
APA | Yang, Yuanhe,Fang, Jingyun,Ma, Wenhong,Guo, Dali,&Mohammat, Anwar.(2010).Large-scale pattern of biomass partitioning across China’s grasslands.GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY,19(2),268-277. |
MLA | Yang, Yuanhe,et al."Large-scale pattern of biomass partitioning across China’s grasslands".GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY 19.2(2010):268-277. |
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