Comparative Assessment of Tundra Vegetation Changes Between North and Southwest Slopes of Changbai Mountains, China, in Response to Global Warming

被引:14
作者
Jin Yinghua [1 ]
Zhang Yingjie [1 ]
Xu Jiawei [1 ]
Tao Yan [1 ]
He Hongshi [1 ,2 ]
Guo Meng [1 ]
Wang Ailin [1 ]
Liu Yuxia [1 ]
Niu Liping [1 ]
机构
[1] Northeast Normal Univ, Sch Geog Sci, Changchun 130024, Jilin, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Missouri, Sch Nat Resources, Columbia, MO 65211 USA
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
global warming; Changbai Mountains tundra; vegetation change; species diversity patterns; PLANT-SPECIES RICHNESS; LAND-USE CHANGE; CLIMATE-CHANGE; VASCULAR PLANTS; ALPINE TUNDRA; ELEVATIONAL GRADIENT; ALTITUDINAL GRADIENT; RECENT INCREASES; ARCTIC TUNDRA; DIVERSITY;
D O I
10.1007/s11769-018-0978-y
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Vegetation in high altitude areas normally exhibits the strongest response to global warming. We investigated the tundra vegetation on the Changbai Mountains and revealed the similarities and differences between the north and the southwest slopes of the Changbai Mountains in response to global warming. Our results were as follows: 1) The average temperatures in the growing season have increased from 1981 to 2015, the climate tendency rate was 0.38A degrees C/10yr, and there was no obvious change in precipitation observed. 2) The tundra vegetation of the Changbai Mountains has changed significantly over the last 30 years. Specifically, herbaceous plants have invaded into the tundra zone, and the proportion of herbaceous plants was larger than that of shrubs. Shrub tundra was transforming into shrub-grass tundra. 3) The tundra vegetation in the north and southwest slopes of the Changbai Mountains responded differently to global warming. The southwest slope showed a significantly higher degree of invasion from herbaceous plants and exhibited greater vegetation change than the north slope. 4) The species diversity of plant communities on the tundra zone of the north slope changed unimodally with altitude, while that on the tundra zone of the southwest slope decreased monotonously with altitude. Differences in the degree of invasion from herbaceous plants resulted in differences in species diversity patterns between the north and southwest slopes. Differences in local microclimate, plant community successional stage and soil fertility resulted in differential responses of tundra vegetation to global warming.
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页码:665 / 679
页数:15
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[2]   Comparative Assessment of Tundra Vegetation Changes Between North and Southwest Slopes of Changbai Mountains, China, in Response to Global Warming [J].
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XU Jiawei ;
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HE Hongshi ;
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