Multi‐functional characteristics of artificial forests of Caragana korshinskii Kom with different plantation ages in the hilly and sandy area of Northwest Shanxi, China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21649343 |
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| Authors | Qianqian Gou (College of Geographical Sciences Shanxi Normal University Taiyuan China), Min Gao (0000-0002-8253-0587, College of Geographical Sciences Shanxi Normal University Taiyuan China), Guo-Hua Wang (0000-0003-4580-8866, College of Geographical Sciences Shanxi Normal University Taiyuan China, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 14 |
| Pages | 4195-4207 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Land Degradation and Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1085-3278 • E-ISSN: 1099-145X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ldr.4769 |
| OpenAlex | W4378833981 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 43 |
To explore the multi‐functional characteristics of an artificial Caragana korshinskii ecosystem with different plantation ages, we assessed the differences in ecosystem multi‐functionality, the main influencing factors, and recovery dynamics over 6, 12, 18, 40, and 50 years. The results showed a binomial correlation between planting age and regulatory function ( p 0.05, R 2 = 0.459), and a significant linear positive correlation between the multi‐functionality index and supporting and provisioning services. Meanwhile, a significant trinomial correlation was observed among planting age, nutrient transformation, and nutrient cycle ( p R 2 = 0.754), whereas a linear positive correlation ( p C. korshinskii forests significantly increased with the increase of plantation age, and C. korshinskii establishment considerably improved plant nutrient uptake, soil fertility, maintenance of plant diversity, aboveground primary productivity, and ecosystem multi‐functionality. The water conservation function of the ecosystem peaked 12 years after planting C. korshinskii , and considerably decreased 40 years after planting, indicating that the limiting factors must be accounted for when evaluating ecosystem multi‐functionality in arid and semi‐arid areas
Agroforestry · Agronomy · Arid · Biology · Ecosystem · Forest ecology · Nutrient · Primary production · Productivity · Soil fertility · Soil water · Sowing · Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies · Environmental Science · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics · Ecology
| Highly cited | No |
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