Knowledge Resource Center for Ecological Environment in Arid Area
DOI | 10.1080/15324982.2012.719576 |
Soil-Plant Relationships in the Arid Saline Desert of Cholistan | |
Naz, Nargis; Hameed, Mansoor; Nawaz, Tahira; Ahmad, M. Sajid Aqeel; Ashraf, Muhammad | |
通讯作者 | Hameed, Mansoor |
来源期刊 | ARID LAND RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT
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ISSN | 1532-4982 |
EISSN | 1532-4990 |
出版年 | 2013 |
卷号 | 27期号:2页码:140-152 |
英文摘要 | The inland vegetation of saline patches in the Cholistan desert faces extreme environmental conditions including predominantly salt stress and limited resource availability. Changes in the salinity gradients may lead to gradual variation in response of individual plant species that ultimately affect community structure and composition. The present study was conducted to determine spatial distribution of individual species along a salinity gradient in the Cholistan desert in relation to their life form and tolerance limits. The results showed variable responses of these species in spatial distribution against the salinity gradient. The plants differed considerably in their tolerance level due to development of differential adaptive strategies under extreme salinities. Excretory species like Aeluropus lagopoides and Sporobolus ioclados dominated the sites with highest salinities along with the leafy succulent Suaeda fruticosa. Stem succulents dominated moderate salinities along with spreading stoloniferous Ochthochloa compressa and tussock grass Cymbopogon jwarancusa. Non-succulent Cressa cretica and tussock grass Lasiurus scindicus were mainly distributed to sites with lower and moderate salinities, while non-succulent plants dominated the lowest salinity site. Of the soil physico-chemical characteristics in the Cholistan desert habitats, salinity may have a direct effect on the life form and survival strategies of occurring plants. Thus, the difference in spatial distribution of individual species along salinity gradients suggested that salinity alone is not a responsible factor to determine community structure, but plant tolerance limits and their life habits are also important. |
英文关键词 | correlation halophytes phytosociology RDA salt tolerance species distribution succulence |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Pakistan |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000327758700003 |
WOS关键词 | VEGETATION ; STRESS ; GROWTH ; DISTRIBUTIONS ; COMPETITION ; HALOPHYTE ; GRASSES |
WOS类目 | Environmental Sciences ; Soil Science |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Agriculture |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/175911 |
作者单位 | Univ Agr Faisalabad, Dept Bot, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Naz, Nargis,Hameed, Mansoor,Nawaz, Tahira,et al. Soil-Plant Relationships in the Arid Saline Desert of Cholistan[J],2013,27(2):140-152. |
APA | Naz, Nargis,Hameed, Mansoor,Nawaz, Tahira,Ahmad, M. Sajid Aqeel,&Ashraf, Muhammad.(2013).Soil-Plant Relationships in the Arid Saline Desert of Cholistan.ARID LAND RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT,27(2),140-152. |
MLA | Naz, Nargis,et al."Soil-Plant Relationships in the Arid Saline Desert of Cholistan".ARID LAND RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT 27.2(2013):140-152. |
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