Abstract
Abstract The Stipa breviflora desert steppe is an important component of the Eurasian steppe, and its ecosystem functions are directly affected by changes in the individual functional traits of S. breviflora . Based on 14 years of data from the grazing experiment in S. breviflora desert steppe, we investigated changes in the individual tillering traits of S. breviflora in response to four levels (none, light, moderate, heavy) of long-term grazing. The results showed that: ( i ) long-term grazing resulted in a greater decrease in species richness and increased biomass contribution of S. breviflora in the communities; ( ii ) long-term grazing resulted in significant differences in aboveground/belowground plant tillering functional traits and their relationships under different grazing intensities; ( iii ) the leaf biomass of S. breviflora tillering individuals was strongly dependent on leaf number, while the change in root biomass was strongly dependent on the total root length, specific root length, root furcation number, and root crossing number. The response of S. breviflora biomass to grazing intensity and its relation to tillering individual traits revealed that long-term grazing leads to vast tillering in S. breviflora tussock and significant changes in S. breviflora tillering traits, which will have a profound influence on the function of the desert grassland ecosystem.
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Claim · model-written summary
Long-term grazing decreased species richness.
- Taxon
- Stipa brevifloraStipa breviflorat0
- Treatment
- long-term grazinge0
- Outcome
- species richnesse0
- Direction
- decreasee0
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Verbatim
e0“long-term grazing resulted in a greater decrease in species richness”
t0“Stipa breviflora”
Claim · model-written summary
Long-term grazing increased the community biomass contribution of S. breviflora.
- Taxon
- S. brevifloraStipa breviflorae0
- Treatment
- long-term grazinge0
- Outcome
- biomass contribution of S. breviflorae0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“long-term grazing resulted in a greater decrease in species richness and increased biomass contribution of S. breviflora in the communities”
Claim · model-written summary
Aboveground and belowground tillering traits differed significantly across grazing intensities.
- Taxon
- Stipa brevifloraStipa breviflorat0
- Treatment
- long-term grazinge0
- Outcome
- aboveground/belowground plant tillering functional traits and their relationshipse0
- Comparator
- different grazing intensitiese0
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Verbatim
e0“long-term grazing resulted in significant differences in aboveground/belowground plant tillering functional traits and their relationships under different grazing intensities”
t0“Stipa breviflora”
Claim · model-written summary
Leaf biomass of S. breviflora tillers depended strongly on leaf number.
- Taxon
- S. brevifloraStipa breviflorae0
- Organ / stage
- leafe0
- Outcome
- leaf biomasse0
- Qualifier
- leaf numbere0
Not reportedDirection
Verbatim
e0“the leaf biomass of S. breviflora tillering individuals was strongly dependent on leaf number”
Claim · model-written summary
Changes in S. breviflora root biomass depended strongly on total root length, specific root length, root furcation and crossings.
- Taxon
- Stipa brevifloraStipa breviflorat0
- Organ / stage
- roote0
- Outcome
- root biomasse0
- Qualifier
- total root length, specific root length, root furcation number, and root crossing numbere0
Not reportedDirection
Verbatim
e0“the change in root biomass was strongly dependent on the total root length, specific root length, root furcation number, and root crossing number”
t0“Stipa breviflora”
Claim · model-written summary
Long-term grazing led to extensive tillering in S. breviflora tussocks.
- Taxon
- S. brevifloraStipa breviflorae0
- Treatment
- long-term grazinge0
- Outcome
- vast tilleringe0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Verbatim
e0“long-term grazing leads to vast tillering in S. breviflora tussock”
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