Changes in arthropod family richness, activity-density, biomass and body-size differed along a grazing intensity gradient: Modulation of plant traits and soil moisture conditions
【作者】Yadong Wang, Yanlong Li, Chunjun Shi, Jianwei Cheng, Jialu Zhang, Yanan Wang, Jingpeng Guo, Xinmin Liu, Frank Yonghong Li
【刊名】Journal of environmental management
【作者单位】Affiliations 1 Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau & Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Grassland Ecology, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Grassland Ecological Security, Ministry of Education of China, Hohhot, 010021, China. 2 Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau & Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Grassland Ecology, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China; School of Geography Science, Taiyuan Normal University, Jinzhong, 030619, Shanxi, China. 3 College of Life Science and Technology, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot, 010022, China. 4 Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau & Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Grassland Ecology, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Grassland Ecological Security, Ministry of Education of China, Hohhot, 010021, China. Electronic address: lifyhong@126.com.
【摘要】 Arthropods play a critical role in the functioning of grassland ecosystems, and are largely affected by herbivore grazing. However, the mechanisms of grazing affecting arthropod community, especially through modulating plant traits and soil propertie...
