Vegetation succession on Baishui No.1 glacier foreland, Mt. Yulong

Li, 常丽 Chang; Yuanqing, 何元庆 He; Taibao, 杨太保 Yang; Yong, 赵勇 Zhao; Guofeng, 朱国锋 Zhu; Niu, Hewen; Tao, 张涛 Zhang; Jiankuo, 杜建括 Du; Tao, 蒲焘 Pu

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“…Mount Jade Dragon is located southeast of the Tibetan Plateau, and is part of the Hengduan Range, which is characterized as a global biodiversity hotspot (Feng et al 2006;Chang et al 2013). In the region, the subalpine vegetation is abundant with high scenic value (Wu et al 1987), but it is subject to greater trampling damage than other environment types (Bell and Bliss 1973;Whinam et al 1994).…”

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Impacts of trails on plants, soil and their interactions in the subalpine meadows of Mount Jade Dragon, Northwestern Yunnan of China

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Trails are a type of tourism infrastructure that impact vegetation and soil, which are essential for sustainable recreation practices. There is limited recreation ecology research on the impact of trails in China, especially on Mount Jade Dragon, where it is characterized as a global biodiversity hotspot with high scenic value. Impacts of trails on vegetation, soil and their interaction were assessed for the subalpine meadow area of Mount Jade Dragon. The aims of this research were: (i) to assess trail effects on vegetation, soil and their interaction, and (ii) to evaluate the effects of the trail type and usage level on trail impacts. Vegetation and soil properties were measured at control and trailside sites along formal and informal trails of different usage levels. A three‐way analysis of variance was performed to determine the effects of site location, trail type and usage level. Canonical correspondence analysis was used to visualize species composition along trails and to ordinate species with respect to the soil variables. A multiple linear regression model was used to examine relationships between soil variables and vegetation cover. The results showed that trails led to vegetation cover, height and species richness reduction as well as soil organic matter and moisture content loss. Trails also affected soil‐vegetation relationships. Soil organic matter and soil moisture content played an important role in determining vegetation along trails at low‐usage sites. The soil‐vegetation relationships were weakened at high‐usage sites. Compared with informal trails, formal trails had a protective effect on vegetation cover, especially at high‐usage sites. These results suggest that park managers should limit the spread of informal trails at high‐usage sites, upgrade existing informal trails, and rehabilitate damaged areas. Further, greater recognition should be given to research on soil protection and soil‐vegetation relationships.

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Impacts of trails on plants, soil and their interactions in the subalpine meadows of Mount Jade Dragon, Northwestern Yunnan of China

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Functional diversity and redundancy of subalpine meadows subjected to anthropogenic disturbances

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Journal of Plant Ecology

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Aims The aims of this study were to assess how functional diversity and redundancy respond to subalpine meadow ecosystem degradation under anthropogenic disturbance and how species contribute to functional redundancy along the disturbance gradient. Methods The study was carried out in the subalpine meadow in Mount Jade Dragon, which is located at the southeastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau. Four disturbance intensities [no disturbance (ND), weak disturbance (WD), moderate disturbance (MD), and severe disturbance (SD)] were identified. Species richness, soil properties, and five key plant functional traits were assessed along the disturbance gradient. Simpson’s diversity index, functional diversity based on the Rao algorithm, functional redundancy, community weighted mean of each functional trait, and species-level functional redundancy were determined. Important Findings Unimodal change pattern of functional diversity and functional redundancy along the disturbance gradient were found in the present study, with their maximum in MD and WD, respectively. Species diversity showed a decreasing trend with increasing disturbance intensity. As disturbance intensified, species with traits related to conservative growth strategies, such as low specific leaf area (SLA) and high leaf dry matter content (LDMC), decreased, whereas species with resource acquisitive strategies, such as small plant, high SLA and low LDMC, increased in the community. At the species level, species showed species-specific roles in functional redundancy. Notably, some species were important in the community in terms of their unique function. For instance, Ligularia dictyoneura in ND and Potentilla delavayi in MD and SD.

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Vegetation succession on Baishui No.1 glacier foreland, Mt. Yulong

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Impacts of trails on plants, soil and their interactions in the subalpine meadows of Mount Jade Dragon, Northwestern Yunnan of China

Impacts of trails on plants, soil and their interactions in the subalpine meadows of Mount Jade Dragon, Northwestern Yunnan of China

Functional diversity and redundancy of subalpine meadows subjected to anthropogenic disturbances

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