Interactions between soil characteristics, environmental factors, and plant species abundance: A case study in the karst mountains of Longhushan Nature Reserve, southwest China

Touré, Dado; Ge, J.; Zhou, Jianwei

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“…Soils are complex systems where soil organisms and mineral particles interact to produce species richness and complexity (Havlicek and Mitchell 2014). In addition, studies also suggest that soil properties have an important role in controlling the spatial patterns of vegetation (Jafari et al 2004, Zuo et al 2009, Toure et al 2015. In addition, studies also suggest that soil properties have an important role in controlling the spatial patterns of vegetation (Jafari et al 2004, Zuo et al 2009, Toure et al 2015.…”

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“…Soil composition can indicate the potential of rangeland production within a particular climate regime (Holechek et al 1995, Roukos et al 2011b). In addition, studies also suggest that soil properties have an important role in controlling the spatial patterns of vegetation (Jafari et al 2004, Zuo et al 2009, Toure et al 2015. However, the relative influence of altitude and soil factors in determining the relationship between plant biomass and species richness has been little studied in Himalayan grasslands.…”

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Effect of altitude and soil properties on biomass and plant richness in the grasslands of Tibet, China, and Manang District, Nepal

Bhandari

Zhang

2019

Ecosphere

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Citation: Bhandari, J., and Y. Zhang. 2019. Effect of altitude and soil properties on biomass and plant richness in the grasslands of Tibet, China, and Manang District, Nepal.Abstract. A positive relationship between plant species richness and biomass has often documented in temperate grassland systems but is still largely lacking in the Himalayan region. Considering altitude and soil properties as major factors influencing species richness and biomass in the Himalayan grasslands, we tested the hypothesis that peak aboveground biomass and species richness increase with higher levels of soil nutrients and decrease with altitude. Our study was conducted in the grasslands of Tibet, China, and Manang District, Nepal, which represent, respectively, the northern and southern slopes of the central Himalayan grasslands. During the growing seasons, we measured vegetation aboveground biomass and soil properties along an altitudinal gradient on the northern slope in 2011 and 2012, and on the grasslands of the southern slope in 2017. Data were analyzed with a Spearman correlation analysis, classification and regression tree model, and the structural equation modeling (SEM) to identify the key factors determining aboveground biomass and species richness. The results demonstrated that aboveground biomass and species richness on the southern slope were significantly greater at the lowest altitude zone compared to middle and higher zones, whereas on the northern slope, aboveground biomass and species richness were not significantly different at three altitudinal zones. There was a significant positive correlation between aboveground biomass and species richness on both northern and southern slopes. However, the slope was found higher in grasslands of southern slope compared to the grasslands of northern slope. Classification and regression tree analysis and SEM indicated that altitude is most closely associated with large-scale variations in aboveground biomass and species richness. The Spearman correlation analysis revealed that altitude and soil pH were negatively related to aboveground biomass in these grasslands. This study demonstrates that on northern and southern slopes of the Himalayan Range, a positive relation between plant species richness and biomass is determined more by altitude than soil nutrients.

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Effect of altitude and soil properties on biomass and plant richness in the grasslands of Tibet, China, and Manang District, Nepal

Bhandari

Zhang

2019

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“…Due to the interaction between soil characteristics, climatic conditions and plant species (von Lutzow and Kogel-Knabner, 2009;Toure et al, 2015;Mirzaei and Moradi, 2017), changes in plant species diversity and composition between regions with different climatic conditions are expected. On the other hand, plant communities and their characteristics such as life form spectra gradually reach equilibrium with climatic conditions to form so-called climatic climax communities (Raunkiaer, 1934).…”

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Interaction between climate and management on beta diversity components of vegetation in relation to soil properties in arid and semi-arid oak forests, Iran

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This study aimed to investigate the interaction between regions with different climatic conditions (arid vs. semi-arid) and management (protected vs. unprotected) on the turnover and nestedness of vegetation in relation to physical, chemical and biological properties of soils in the Ilam Province of Iran. In each of the two regions, we sampled 8 sites (4 managed and 4 unmanaged sites) within each of which we established 4 circular plots (1000 m 2) that were used to investigate woody species, while two micro-plots (1 m×1 m) were established in each 1000-m 2 plot to analyze herbaceous species. In each sample unit, we also extracted three soil samples (0-20 cm depth) for measuring soil properties. The results indicated that the interaction between region and conservational management significantly affected the percent of canopy cover of Persian oak (Quercus brantii Linddl), soil respiration, substrate-induced respiration, as well as beta and gamma diversities and turnover of plant species. The percent of oak canopy cover was positively correlated with soil silt, electrical conductivity, available potassium, and alpha diversity, whereas it was negatively correlated with plant turnover. In addition, plant turnover was positively related to available phosphorus, while nestedness of species was positively related to organic carbon and total nitrogen. According to these results, we concluded that physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of limited ecological niche generally influenced plant diversity. Also, this study demonstrated the major contribution of the beta diversity on gamma diversity, especially in semi-arid region, because of the higher heterogeneity of vegetation in this area.

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“…In mountainous areas, soil properties (i.e., physical and chemical features) along with topography can play an important role to develop plant communities (Miyamoto et al 2003;Ravanbakhsh and Moshki 2016). According to the previous studies, the soil properties have been introduced as effective factors on variations in species abundance (Marcuzzo et al 2013;Qian et al 2014;Toure et al 2015;An et al 2015;Noumi 2015;Ghaderi et al 2016). Vegetation is one of the most important factors affecting the stability of ecosystems (Ghaderi et al 2016).…”

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Short Communication: Floristic composition and relationships between plant species abundance and soil properties in common hazel (Corylus avellana) mountainous forest of northern Iran

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Bin-Salman SA, Amasha RH, Jastaniah SD, Aly MM, Altaif K. 2018. Isolation, molecular characterization and extracellular enzymatic activity of culturable halophilic bacteria from hypersaline natural habitats. Biodiversitas 19: 1828-1834. Saline habitats, like the Dead Sea, are unusual extreme environments, due to their extreme salinity. Most saline habitats originate from the evaporation of seawater, and have a nearly neutral to slightly alkaline pH (such as the Red Sea (pH8.3) and Arabian Gulf, pH8.3). Ten halophilic bacterial strains (two Gram-negative) belonging to the family of Halomonadaceae and (eight Gram-positive), belonging to the family of Bacillaceae, were isolated from the Red Sea, Arabian Gulf, and Dead Sea by subjecting the isolates to a high salinity medium, followed by identification using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Four of isolates were designated on the basis of their tolerance to high salinity; SBR1 exhibited 97% homology to Halomonas aquamarina, SBR2 showed 97% homology to Sediminibacillus sp., (Red Sea), SBA9 exhibited 94% homology to Halobacillus sp., (Arabian Gulf) and SBD17 gave 98% homology to Halobacillus dabanensis (Dead Sea). The isolates were also characterized by their physiological parameters, SBR1 showed optimum growth at 30°C, pH8.5 and1.5M NaCl, SBR2 at 30°C, pH6.0 and 1M NaCl. Optimum conditions for SBA9 were 35°C, pH6.5 and 1M NaCl and for SBD17, 37°C, pH7.0 and 1M NaCl.

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Interactions between soil characteristics, environmental factors, and plant species abundance: A case study in the karst mountains of Longhushan Nature Reserve, southwest China

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References 46 publications

Effect of altitude and soil properties on biomass and plant richness in the grasslands of Tibet, China, and Manang District, Nepal

Effect of altitude and soil properties on biomass and plant richness in the grasslands of Tibet, China, and Manang District, Nepal

Interaction between climate and management on beta diversity components of vegetation in relation to soil properties in arid and semi-arid oak forests, Iran

Short Communication: Floristic composition and relationships between plant species abundance and soil properties in common hazel (Corylus avellana) mountainous forest of northern Iran

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