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The Variation of Landscape and NPP of Main Pastoral Grasslands in China

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Remote Sensing Monitoring and Evaluation of Degraded Grassland in China

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To explore the grassland ecosystem productivity and landscape ecological patterns of main pastoral grasslands in China, it provides a theoretical basis for the efficient implementation of ecological engineering and rational management of grassland resources in the region. This study analyzed the changes in grassland area, landscape index (LSI), and net primary productivity (NPP) in seven major pastoral areas in China in 1985, 1995, 2005, and 2015. Results showed that (1) the sizes of the grassland study area in 1985, 1995, 2005, and 2015 were 248.34, 243.93, 245.80, and 244.660 km2, respectively. (2) The dominance of grassland in the landscape pattern increased from 2005 to 2015 as compared with that in 1985–1995 and 1995–2005. The degrees of spatial heterogeneity were reduced. (3) The grassland NPP showed spatial and temporal differences. The average NPP of grassland increased by 21.30, 16.47, and 36.17% during 1985–1995, 2005–2015, and 1985–2015, respectively. From 1995 to 2005, the average NPP decreased by 5.05 gC/m2, which is equivalent to −3.61% of the average NPP in 1995. The total amount of grassland NPP in the study area was the greatest in 2015, showing increments of 36.37% and 16.61% compared with those in 1985 and 2005, respectively.

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  1. Department of Geographic Information and Land Resources, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing, China

    Wei Zhou

  2. School of Geographical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China

    Wei Zhou

  3. School of Life Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China

    Jianlong Li

  4. Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research (IGSNRR), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

    Tianxiang Yue

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Zhou, W., Li, J., Yue, T. (2020). The Variation of Landscape and NPP of Main Pastoral Grasslands in China. In: Remote Sensing Monitoring and Evaluation of Degraded Grassland in China. Springer Geography. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9382-3_5

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