Articles | Volume 6, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-6-1237-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-6-1237-2015
Research article
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20 Nov 2015
Research article |  | 20 Nov 2015

Predicting parameters of degradation succession processes of Tibetan Kobresia grasslands

L. Lin, Y. K. Li, X. L. Xu, F. W. Zhang, Y. G. Du, S. L. Liu, X. W. Guo, and G. M. Cao

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We investigated environmental factors and plant functional groups to quantity and identify factors during alpine grassland succession processes. The degree of degradation of alpine meadows may be delineated by development of mattic epipedon and PFG composition. Because relatively few environmental factors are investigated, this approach can save time and labor to formulate a conservation management plan for degraded alpine meadows.