Estimated Biomass and Productivity of Natural Vegetation on the Tibetan Plateau
2002; Wiley; Volume: 12; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/3061031
ISSN1939-5582
AutoresTianxiang Luo, Wenhua Li, Huazhong Zhu,
Tópico(s)Forest Management and Policy
ResumoEcological ApplicationsVolume 12, Issue 4 p. 980-997 Regular Article ESTIMATED BIOMASS AND PRODUCTIVITY OF NATURAL VEGETATION ON THE TIBETAN PLATEAU Tianxiang Luo, Tianxiang Luo Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101 China The Synthesis Center of Chinese Ecosystem Research Network. Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Datun Road 3, Chaoyang District, P.O. Box 9717, Beijing 100101, P.R. China. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorWenhua Li, Wenhua Li Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101 ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorHuazhong Zhu, Huazhong Zhu Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101 ChinaSearch for more papers by this author Tianxiang Luo, Tianxiang Luo Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101 China The Synthesis Center of Chinese Ecosystem Research Network. Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Datun Road 3, Chaoyang District, P.O. Box 9717, Beijing 100101, P.R. China. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorWenhua Li, Wenhua Li Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101 ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorHuazhong Zhu, Huazhong Zhu Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101 ChinaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 August 2002 https://doi.org/10.1890/1051-0761(2002)012[0980:EBAPON]2.0.CO;2Citations: 101 Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract We developed a methodology for linking together data from forest and grassland inventories and ecological research sites, and provided a comprehensive report about live biomass and net primary productivity (NPP) on the Tibetan Plateau, the "Third Pole" of the earth where little information about plant biomass and production had been available outside China. Results were as follows. (1) The total live biomass of the natural vegetation in the Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region and Qinghai Province was estimated as 2.17 Gg dry mass, of which 72.9% was stored in forests where spruce–fir accounted for 65.1%. (2) The total annual NPP of the natural vegetation in these two administrative regions was estimated as 0.57 Gg dry mass, of which grasslands and forests accounted for 69.5% and 18.1%, respectively. (3) The alpine spruce–fir forests of the Tibetan Plateau had the highest maximum live biomass of the spruce–fir forests globally, with values up to 500–1600 Mg DM/ha (including both aboveground and belowground biomass). (4) The QZNPP model generally predicted NPP well for most of the biomes on the plateau, and simulated the various Chinese vegetation divisions. Model results showed a positive reinforcing effect of monsoon climate in China where the warmest season coincides with the wettest season. (5) The live biomass map for 117 counties of Xizang (Tibet) and Qinghai and the potential NPP map for the whole plateau both showed the same decreasing trend from southeast to northwest. Supporting Information Filename Description https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3292940 Research data pertaining to this article is located at figshare.com: Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. 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