Indicators of Pasture Digression in Steppe Ecosystems of Mongolia

Authors

Elena V. Danzhalova, Russian Academy of SciencesFollow
S. N. Bazha, Russian Academy of SciencesFollow
P. D. Gunin, Russian Academy of SciencesFollow
Yu. I. Drobyshev, Russian Academy of SciencesFollow
T. I. Kazantseva, Russian Academy of SciencesFollow
A. V. Prischepa, Russian Academy of SciencesFollow
N. N. Slemnev, Russian Academy of Sciences
E. Ariunbold, Mongolian Academy of SciencesFollow

Date of this Version

2012

Document Type

Article

Citation

Erforschung biologischer Ressourcen der Mongolei (2012) band 12: 297-306.

Comments

Copyright 2012, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle Wittenberg, Halle (Saale). Used by permission.

Abstract

The research shows that widely used key measures of vegetation structure (species diversity, projected cover and above-ground phytomass) are not always suitable as indicators of pasture degradation. Based on an analysis above-ground phytomass composition, new quantitative indices are offered that give a more realistic picture of rangeland condition in Mongolia.