Abstract
Photosynthetic pathways (C4, C3, and CAM species) and plant life forms of three grassland types in North China were compared. Of the total 201 species, 144 species in 78 genera and 34 families had C3 photosynthetic pathway, 56 species in 35 genera and 11 families had C4 photosynthetic pathway, and 1 species had CAM photosynthetic pathway. The number of C4 species in Songnen meadow was 70-80 % greater than that in Xilinguole steppe and Hunshandak desert grassland, but that for C3 species did not differ significantly among the three grassland types. The number of therophytes in the Songnen meadow was relatively greater than that of the other two grassland types, but that of hemicryptophytes was lower. Thus the distribution of C4 species and plant life form is probably related to precipitation.
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Among 201 species, 144 had the C3 photosynthetic pathway.
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e0“Of the total 201 species, 144 species in 78 genera and 34 families had C3 photosynthetic pathway”
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Among 201 species, 56 had the C4 photosynthetic pathway.
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e0“56 species in 35 genera and 11 families had C4 photosynthetic pathway”
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One species had the CAM photosynthetic pathway.
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e0“1 species had CAM photosynthetic pathway”
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Songnen meadow had 70–80% more C4 species than Xilinguole steppe and Hunshandak desert grassland.
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e0“The number of C4 species in Songnen meadow was 70-80 % greater than that in Xilinguole steppe and Hunshandak desert grassland”
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C3 species numbers did not differ significantly among the three grassland types.
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e0“that for C3 species did not differ significantly among the three grassland types”
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Therophyte numbers were relatively greater in Songnen meadow than in the other grassland types.
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e0“The number of therophytes in the Songnen meadow was relatively greater than that of the other two grassland types”
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Hemicryptophyte numbers were lower in Songnen meadow than the other grassland types.
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e0“but that of hemicryptophytes was lower”
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Authors infer C4 species and plant life-form distributions are probably related to precipitation.
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- C4 speciese0
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- distribution of C4 species and plant life forme0
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- probably related to precipitatione0
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e0“the distribution of C4 species and plant life form is probably related to precipitation”