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DOI	10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.112241
	Vegetation cover is a crucial key to the success of ecological restoration in the desertified steppe of Inner Mongolia
	Park, Jae-Hoon; Lee, Seung-Hyuk; Kim, Yoon-Seo; Park, Ji-Won; Park, Yeo-Bin; Kim, Eui-Joo; You, Young-Han
通讯作者	You, YH
来源期刊	ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
ISSN	1470-160X
EISSN	1872-7034
出版年	2024
卷号	165
英文摘要	In this study, we analyzed the environmental factors influencing the restoration process of the degraded ecosystem in the Inner Mongolian steppe, the largest steppe ecosystem in Asia, which is experiencing rapid desertification, and evaluated the effects of restoration on the damaged ecosystem in China. For this purpose, we selected degraded steppe areas left to desertification in the Hulunbuir region, four restored sites where vegetation was artificially introduced for restoration, and reference ecosystems, including a non-desertified area with the dominant Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica community and a meadow steppe area. We conducted analyses and monitoring of plant community characteristics and soil environmental factors to assess the progress of restoration. The results showed that the introduction of indigenous woody plants in the degraded areas led to a proportional increase in vegetation cover, plant biodiversity, and species abundance over time. The primary external forces driving the succession of vegetation in the restored sites were soil factors including organic matter content, temperature and total nitrogen levels, which were associated with an increase in vegetation cover. These results can be interpreted as an increase in vegetation cover leading to an increase in litter production. This in turn reduces soil temperature and evaporation, subsequently enhancing the activity of soil microorganisms. Over time, the species composition, structural diversity of communities, and ecosystem functions in the restored sites gradually became more similar to those of the reference ecosystems. This indicates that vegetation restoration in this area has been very successful. In particular, the positive change in local residents' awareness regarding the necessity of restoration has been considered a crucial contribution to the success of restoration in the degraded areas. It has led to a decrease in perceived anthropogenic threats to the restored sites. These results indicate that the introduction of native woody plants is crucial and can increase vegetation cover and species composition complexity and local residents' positive perception of restoration for the successful restoration of desertified drylands.
英文关键词	Biodiversity Endemic plant Forest Pasture Soil environment
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:001254379600001
WOS关键词	COMBATING DESERTIFICATION ; GRASSLAND DEGRADATION ; SANDY LAND ; CHINA ; STRATEGIES ; MANAGEMENT ; SCIENCE ; PLANTS
WOS类目	Biodiversity Conservation ; Environmental Sciences
WOS研究方向	Biodiversity & Conservation ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/403408
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Park, Jae-Hoon,Lee, Seung-Hyuk,Kim, Yoon-Seo,et al. Vegetation cover is a crucial key to the success of ecological restoration in the desertified steppe of Inner Mongolia[J],2024,165.
APA	Park, Jae-Hoon.,Lee, Seung-Hyuk.,Kim, Yoon-Seo.,Park, Ji-Won.,Park, Yeo-Bin.,...&You, Young-Han.(2024).Vegetation cover is a crucial key to the success of ecological restoration in the desertified steppe of Inner Mongolia.ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS,165.
MLA	Park, Jae-Hoon,et al."Vegetation cover is a crucial key to the success of ecological restoration in the desertified steppe of Inner Mongolia".ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS 165(2024).