大针茅草原植被及土壤理化性质对放牧制度响应-response of vegetation and soil physical and chemical properties to grazing system in stipa grandis steppe.docxVIP

Response of Vegetation and Soil Physical and Chemical Properties to Grazing Systems in Stipa grandis Steppe Abstract The characteristics of plant communities and soil physical and chemical properties based on family ranches were investigated in Stipa grandis steppe of Xilingol, Inner Mongolia from 2009 to 2011. The main results were shown as follows: There was a trend that the height, coverage and density of Stipa grandis, Leymus chinensis and Cleistogenes aquarrosa of the rotational grazing area were higher than that in the continuous grazing area. The important values of Stipa grandis, Leym