Ecosystem Service Relationships, Drivers, and Regulation Strategies in a Degraded Alpine Shrub Meadow on the Northeastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

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作者
Qian, Dawen [1 ,2 ]
Fan, Bo [2 ]
Lan, Yuting [2 ]
Si, Mengke [2 ]
Li, Qian [2 ]
Guo, Xiaowei [2 ]
机构
[1] Chongqing Normal Univ, Sch Geog & Tourism, Chongqing 401331, Peoples R China
[2] Chinese Acad Sci, Northwest Inst Plateau Biol, Xining 810008, Peoples R China
来源
DIVERSITY-BASEL | 2023年 / 15卷 / 05期
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
alpine shrub meadow; ecosystem service relationship; constraint effect; grassland degradation; Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau; SOIL-WATER RETENTION; TRADE-OFFS; LOESS PLATEAU; GRAZING INTENSITY; ORGANIC-CARBON; PLANT BIOMASS; CO2; FLUXES; GRASSLAND; LAND; RANGELANDS;
D O I
10.3390/d15050596
中图分类号
X176 [生物多样性保护];
学科分类号
090705 ;
摘要
One of the challenges of managing grasslands sustainably is the conflict between the different ecosystem services they provide. This is especially evident in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) region, where fragile alpine ecosystems make balancing the needs of grassland conservation and development difficult. However, our current understanding of the relationships and drivers of ecosystem services in degraded alpine shrub meadows on the QTP is insufficient. To address this, we studied forage provisioning and water retention services in a degraded alpine shrub meadow in the northeastern QTP. We analyzed the changes and relationships between these services at different levels of degradation and identified those factors that influenced ecosystem service relationships. The results showed that the forage supply service and the water retention service of the alpine shrub meadow increased and decreased by 23.6% and 27.07%, respectively, due to degradation. The trade-offs between these two services varied depending on the degree of degradation, with light and moderate degradation showing a preference for water retention service, and heavy and extreme degradation showing a preference for forage supply. Water retention was constrained by forage supply and both services showed an exponential function form of decay. The physical and chemical properties of the soil in the alpine shrub meadow remained relatively stable during the degradation process, with only soil organic carbon (SOC), total potassium (TK), and total nitrogen (TN) decreasing significantly. SOC may have indirectly influenced the relationship between the two services by affecting water retention. This study provides insights into alpine shrub meadow management and conservation on the QTP.
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