Relationship between Soil Chemical and Physical Properties and Vegetation in the Latest Decade of Alpine Grasslands of Southern Qinghai, China

Presenter Information

Sachiko Idota, University of Miyazaki, JapanFollow
Jiahua Yang, University of Miyazaki, Japan
Manabu Tobisa, University of Miyazaki, JapanFollow
Xiaoqin Li, University of Miyazaki, Japan
Guomei Li, Yushu Prairie Center, China
Rende Song, Yushu Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Center, China
Haizhu Li, Qinghai Academy of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, China
Nobumi Hasegawa, University of Miyazaki, JapanFollow
Masahiro Tasumi, University of Miyazaki, JapanFollow
Naoyuki Yamamoto, University of Miyazaki, Japan
Aya Nishiwaki, University of Miyazaki, JapanFollow
Yasuyuki Ishii, University of Miyazaki, JapanFollow

Publication Date

2013

Location

Sydney, Australia

Description

The Tibetan Plateau is one of the most important ecosystems in the world (Yang et al. 2009), particularly because of the global importance of its climate (Tian et al. 2008; Wang et al. 2008). Grassland ecosystems on the plateau are sensitive to global change, because the plateau is located in marginal land areas where the growth and distribution of plants depend heavily on local climatic conditions (Zhang et al. 1996). The alpine grassland of Qinghai Province in China has been traditionally used for extensive grazing by sheep and yak (Bos grunniens), but is now degraded from overgrazing.

This study investigated the relationship between soil chemical and physical properties and vegetation of alpine grasslands of southern Qinghai, China.

Citation

Idota, Sachiko; Yang, Jiahua; Tobisa, Manabu; Li, Xiaoqin; Li, Guomei; Song, Rende; Li, Haizhu; Hasegawa, Nobumi; Tasumi, Masahiro; Yamamoto, Naoyuki; Nishiwaki, Aya; and Ishii, Yasuyuki, "Relationship between Soil Chemical and Physical Properties and Vegetation in the Latest Decade of Alpine Grasslands of Southern Qinghai, China" (2013). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 11.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/22/2-9/11)