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Effects of grazing on spatial distribution relationships between constructive and dominant species in Stipa breviflora desert steppe.

(1College of Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China; 2College of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010019, China; 3Inner Mongolia Academy of Forestry Sciences, Hohhot 010010, China; 4College of Life Science and Technology, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot 010022, China)   

  1. (1College of Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China; 2College of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010019, China; 3Inner Mongolia Academy of Forestry Sciences, Hohhot 010010, China; 4College of Life Science and Technology, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot 010022, China)
  • Online:2014-12-18 Published:2014-12-18

Abstract: The effects of grazing on spatial distribution relationships of constructive species (Stipa breviflora) and dominant species (Cleistogenes songorica and Allium polyrhizum) in the desert steppe were analyzed by different analysis methods. The results showed that the landscape characteristic of S. breviflora + C. songorica + A. polyrhizum community was mainly affected by soil properties and inherent properties of populations. The spatial distribution variability influenced by continuous grazing (CG) was in order of A. polyrhizum > C. songorica > S. breviflora. The influence of CG upon the density of S. breviflora and A. polyrhizum was notable, while little influence upon the density of C. songorica was observed. S. breviflora density increased with the increasing C. songorica density in CG area, whereas it increased firstly and then decreased with the increasing C. songorica density in enclosed area (CK). S. breviflora density decreased with the increasing A. polyrhizum density in CG and CK area. It was concluded that there was density effect for plant interspecific relationships which could disappear with the presence of outside interference. Plant interspecific relationships were multiple with the difference in populations or interference conditions.