Journal of Northern Agriculture ›› 2021, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (6): 128-134.doi: 10.12190/j.issn.2096-1197.2021.06.17

• Horticulture·Prataculture • Previous Articles    

Assessment of grassland ecosystem quality in Inner Mongolia

SHI Lei, SUN Hailian, WANG Huimin, XIE Yu, WANG Yang, CHANG Hong, LIU Yahong, WEI La, QIU Xiao   

  1. Inner Mongolia Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Sciences/Inner Mongolia Engineering Research Center of Ecological Grass Industry Sustainable Development,Hohhot 010031,China
  • Received:2021-10-25 Online:2021-12-20 Published:2022-02-09

Abstract: 【Objective】Assess the changes in grassland ecosystem quality in Inner Mongolia and understand the effect of grassland protection measures.【Methods】The grassland acreage and distribution,ecosystem quality,and ecosystem service capacity in Inner Mongolia were investigated using geographic information system and model calculation methods based on remote sensing data from 2000,2010 and 2015.【Results】Grassland distributed from the east to the west in Inner Mongolia. The grassland area decreased by 1 181.99 km2 from 2000 to 2015,the grassland vegetation coverage increased from 42.52% to 46.50%. Grassland vegetation net primary productivity(NPP)increased from 147.45 g C/m2 to 169.73 g C/m2. Grassland stocking capacity increased significantly,and the area with stocking capacity greater than 100 sheep unit/km2 increased by 52 507.75 km2.【Conclusion】From 2000 to 2015,the quality of Inner Mongolia′s grassland ecosystem improved to some extent,which promoted the improvement of grassland ecosystem service capacity,indicating that the grassland protection policies and projects had played an effective role in the protection of grassland ecology in Inner Mongolia.

Key words: Inner Mongolia, Grassland, Vegetation coverage, Net primary productivity, Stocking capacity

CLC Number: 

  • S812