Spatial-temporal trend of grassland net primary production and their driving factors in the Loess Plateau, China

doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202101.017

Abstract

Abstract: Net primary productivity (NPP) of grassland is a key link and important part of the ecosystem’s carbon cycle. We estimated the changes of NPP in grasslands of the Loess Plateau with unchanged land use types during 2000-2015 and analyzed its responses to the variation of main climate factors (annual precipitation, annual heavy rainfall, annual effective rainfall days, annual average temperature, annual maximum temperature, annual minimum temperature) using piecewise linear regression and Pearson correlation analysis. The driving factors of grassland NPP were further analyzed by pixel-by-pixel with boosted regression tree analysis. The results showed that annual mean grassland NPP in the Loess Plateau showed an increasing trend during the study period, with 51.3% of the total grassland area showing a significant increasing trend. The average increase rate of annual mean NPP declined from 15.23 g C·m^-2·a^-1 in 2000-2004 to 3.58 g C·m^-2·a^-1 in 2004-2015. There was a significant positive correlation between grassland NPP and precipitation, but negative correlation with temperature factors. Annual precipitation was the dominant climatic factor affecting NPP of the whole study area with the highest relative importance. Annual maximum temperature was the dominant driving force of grassland NPP of central Loess Plateau, while annual minimum temperature mainly affected the growth of grassland in high-altitude area of the western Loess Plateau.

Key words: net primary productivity (NPP), grassland, extreme climate, Loess Plateau

LIU Zheng, YANG Jin-gui, MA Li-hui, KE Zeng-ming, HU Yu-mei, YAN Xiao-ying. Spatial-temporal trend of grassland net primary production and their driving factors in the Loess Plateau, China[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2021, 32(1): 113-122.

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