中国北方典型草地物种丰富度与生产力关系.pdfVIP

2006, 14 (1): 2128 doi: 10.1360/biodiv.050146 Biodiversity Science http : // * (, , , 100871) : 2002–2004, , , , (), 715, (Stipa glareosa) , ; , – ; , , 13–368 –2 –1 g·m ·yr , 4–35 ; : : , , , The relationship between species richness and productivity in four typical grasslands of northern China Wenhong Ma*, Jingyun Fang Department of Ecology, College of Environmental Sciences, Center for Ecological Research Education, and Key Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes of the Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing 100871 Abstract: The relationship between plant species diversity and primary productivity has long been a hot topic in biodiversity research. We examined the relationship between species richness and productivity in four typical grasslands of northern China at different spatial scales. At the community scale, a positive correlation was found for six of seven communities, and a unimodal pattern was found only for one community (Stipa glareosa community). At large scale (vegetation type or landscape/region), a significant positive relationship was found. Species richness ranged from 4 to 35 species, and community above-ground productivity from 13 –2 – 1 to 368 g·m ·yr . The highest species richness and above-ground productivity were found in the alpine meadow community, followed by meadow steppe, typical steppe and desert steppe. Key words: species richness, above-ground productivity, grassland, spatial