Allometric equations for estimating above-ground biomass of Nitraria sibirica Pall. in Gobi Desert of Mongolia
| Autor: | Kun Jin, Javkhlan Nyamjav, Aili Qin, Amgalan Luvsanjamba, Wenfa Xiao, Jia Li, Munkh-Erdene Batsaikhan, Liji Wu, Tuvshintogtokh Indree, Guangliang Li |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0106 biological sciences
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ved/biology.organism_classification_rank.species 01 natural sciences Shrub Nitraria Biomass Conservation Science Mammals Biomass (ecology) Deserts Multidisciplinary Ecology biology Eukaryota Vegetation Plants Terrestrial Environments Trophic Interactions Community Ecology Habitat Vertebrates Medicine Seasons Desert Climate Research Article Ecological Metrics Science Tree allometry Bears 010603 evolutionary biology Ecosystems Fruits Magnoliopsida Animals Ecosystem 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Desert climate ved/biology Ecology and Environmental Sciences Organisms Biology and Life Sciences Mongolia biology.organism_classification Amniotes Environmental science Shrubs Zoology |
| Zdroj: | PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 9, p e0239268 (2020) PLoS ONE |
| ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0239268 |
| Popis: | Nitraria sibirica Pall. is a shrub species belonging to the family of Nitrariaceae. It plays pivotal role in arid ecosystems since it is tolerant to high salinity and drought. This species is widely distributed throughout Mongolia and it is mostly found in arid ecosystems of Mongolian Gobi Desert. In this study, we developed allometric equations for estimating above-ground biomass of N. sibirica using various structural descriptors and pinpointed the best models. Variables that precisely predicted above-ground biomass were a combination of basal diameter, crown area, and height. The allometric growth equation constructed is not merely helpful to achieve accurate estimations of the above-ground biomass in shrub vegetation in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia, but also can provide a reference for the above-ground biomass of Nitraria species growing in analogous habitats worldwide. Therefore, our research purposes an important advance for biomass estimation in Gobi ecosystems and complements previous studies of shrub biomass worldwide. This study provides reasonable estimates of biomass of N. sibirica, which will be valuable in evaluations of biological resources, especially for quantifying the main summer diet of Gobi bears, and also can be an alternative tool for assessing carbon cycling in Gobi Desert. |
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