A new approach for the classification of grassland utilization in Inner Mongolia -- based on ecological sites and state-and-transition models
Rational utilization of grassland is crucial to regional sustainable development, in which the classification of grassland utilization is the foundation. Traditional classification mainly focuses on a single attribute of grassland, and it is necessary to develop a new index to comprehensively classi...
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| author | Peng Han Xuancheng Zhao Ziyan Dong Yongzhi Yan Jianming Niu Qing Zhang |
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| description | Rational utilization of grassland is crucial to regional sustainable development, in which the classification of grassland utilization is the foundation. Traditional classification mainly focuses on a single attribute of grassland, and it is necessary to develop a new index to comprehensively classify grassland. Based on ecological site (ES) and state-and-transition model (STM) theory, 164 sample points of Inner Mongolia grassland were divided into four ecological sites and eight grassland utilization units by cluster analysis. We found that (1) the classification of grassland utilization based on ES and STM has a strict nested hierarchical structure; (2) soil texture is the main driving factor of grassland utilization units; and (3) the new grassland utilization unit integrates ecological and economic attributes, which is more suitable for grassland management. This new method, combined with remote sensing technology, will show great potential in regional grassland management. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-85b4bac8d4c744a99cb781add6e97e562022-12-21T21:19:07ZengElsevierEcological Indicators1470-160X2022-04-01137108733A new approach for the classification of grassland utilization in Inner Mongolia -- based on ecological sites and state-and-transition modelsPeng Han0Xuancheng Zhao1Ziyan Dong2Yongzhi Yan3Jianming Niu4Qing Zhang5Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, ChinaMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, ChinaMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, ChinaMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, ChinaMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Grassland Ecological Security (Jointly Supported by the Ministry of Education of China and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region), Hohhot 010021, ChinaMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Grassland Ecological Security (Jointly Supported by the Ministry of Education of China and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region), Hohhot 010021, China; Corresponding author at: Collaborative Innovation Center for Grassland Ecological Security (Jointly Supported by the Ministry of Education of China and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region), Hohhot 010021, China.Rational utilization of grassland is crucial to regional sustainable development, in which the classification of grassland utilization is the foundation. Traditional classification mainly focuses on a single attribute of grassland, and it is necessary to develop a new index to comprehensively classify grassland. Based on ecological site (ES) and state-and-transition model (STM) theory, 164 sample points of Inner Mongolia grassland were divided into four ecological sites and eight grassland utilization units by cluster analysis. We found that (1) the classification of grassland utilization based on ES and STM has a strict nested hierarchical structure; (2) soil texture is the main driving factor of grassland utilization units; and (3) the new grassland utilization unit integrates ecological and economic attributes, which is more suitable for grassland management. This new method, combined with remote sensing technology, will show great potential in regional grassland management.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X22002047Cluster analysisNested structureSoil propertyGrassland heterogeneity |
| spellingShingle | Peng Han Xuancheng Zhao Ziyan Dong Yongzhi Yan Jianming Niu Qing Zhang A new approach for the classification of grassland utilization in Inner Mongolia -- based on ecological sites and state-and-transition models Ecological Indicators Cluster analysis Nested structure Soil property Grassland heterogeneity |
| title | A new approach for the classification of grassland utilization in Inner Mongolia -- based on ecological sites and state-and-transition models |
| title_full | A new approach for the classification of grassland utilization in Inner Mongolia -- based on ecological sites and state-and-transition models |
| title_fullStr | A new approach for the classification of grassland utilization in Inner Mongolia -- based on ecological sites and state-and-transition models |
| title_full_unstemmed | A new approach for the classification of grassland utilization in Inner Mongolia -- based on ecological sites and state-and-transition models |
| title_short | A new approach for the classification of grassland utilization in Inner Mongolia -- based on ecological sites and state-and-transition models |
| title_sort | new approach for the classification of grassland utilization in inner mongolia based on ecological sites and state and transition models |
| topic | Cluster analysis Nested structure Soil property Grassland heterogeneity |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X22002047 |
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