Precipitation context modulates the effects of long-term grazing and pruning on understory plant communities and spatial stability in drylands

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Across three precipitation regions in mature Caragana korshinskii plantations, long-term grazing and pruning had context-dependent effects on understory communities. Diversity and niche breadth declined westward, while beta diversity changed and was dominated by turnover. Spatial stability reflected shifts in Asy and SS, with distinct soil and shrub-structure drivers.

Steps to reproduce

进行户外样品采集 实验室实验 包括野外调查

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• Inner Mongolia Agricultural University

  Inner Mongolia, Hohhot

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