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dc.contributor.authorJUN SONG, CHENG-
dc.contributor.authorYE QU, LAI-
dc.contributor.authorYISHUI, TIAN-
dc.contributor.authorMING MA, KE-
dc.contributor.authorZAO, LI XIN-
dc.contributor.authorXIANLI, XU-
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-05T05:58:20Z-
dc.date.available2023-01-05T05:58:20Z-
dc.date.issued2014-10-11-
dc.identifier.citationSong, C. J., Qu, L., Yishui, T., Ma, K. M., Zao, L., & Xianli, X. (2014). Impact of multiple soil nutrients on distribution patterns of shrubs in an arid valley, in southwest china. Pak. J. Bot, 46(5), 1621-1629.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2070-3368-
dc.identifier.urihttp://142.54.178.187:9060/xmlui/handle/123456789/15579-
dc.description.abstractShrubs play key roles in arid regions and multiple interacting resources limit their distribution patterns. Identifying limiting resources and their coupling effects on shrubs is essential for developing restoration theory and practice. A survey of shrub composition, soil properties and topography was conducted in fifty-seven 15-m×15-m plots in an arid valley of the upper Minjiang River, Southwest China. With quantitative classification method and ordination technique, 48 shrubs species were classified into four clusters and two categories along soil gradient. Cluster I and II composed Category I and had a significantly higher percentage of dominant legume shrubs than in Cluster III and Cluster IV, which made up Category II. Correlation analysis indicated that both multi-resource limitation and single resource limitation were coexisting simultaneously in this arid area, the extent of which was functional cluster-specific and also quantified hierarchical structure of multiple resource limitation: soil water played a primary limitation role, available nitrogen the next, and available phosphorus the third at community scale. Moreover, this study affirmed that both soil pH and soil texture could effectively regulate retention of soil moisture and available nutrients, respectively. Distinguishing critical limiting resources and their regulators is very meaningful to clarify couplings and controlling mechanisms in restoration practices. Therefore, decreasing soil pH and increasing soil clay content should be conducted thoroughly in plantation sites to remain abundant soil moisture and available nutrients in native restoration projects.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKarachi: Pakistan Botanical Societyen_US
dc.subjectShrub patternen_US
dc.subjectMulti-resource limitationen_US
dc.subjectHierarchical limiting structureen_US
dc.subjectCo-limitationen_US
dc.subjectEcological restorationen_US
dc.titleIMPACT OF MULTIPLE SOIL NUTRIENTS ON DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS OF SHRUBS IN AN ARID VALLEY, IN SOUTHWEST CHINAen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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