Niche, Interspecific Association and Community Stability of Understory Vegetation in Artificial Sand-Fixing Forests of the Mu Us Sandy Land.

Huricha Ao, Hongbin Xu, Yuqing Mi, Haibing Wang, Lei Zhang, Shengnan Zhang, Haiyan Gao, Siqi Li

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Huricha AoCollege of Desert Control Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China.ORCID 0009-0009-9940-7372

Hongbin XuKey Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration for Sandy Land Biological Resources Conservation and Cultivation, Inner Mongolia Academy of Forestry Sciences, Hohhot 010010, China.

Yuqing MiKey Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration for Sandy Land Biological Resources Conservation and Cultivation, Inner Mongolia Academy of Forestry Sciences, Hohhot 010010, China.

Haibing WangCollege of Desert Control Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China.

Lei ZhangKey Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration for Sandy Land Biological Resources Conservation and Cultivation, Inner Mongolia Academy of Forestry Sciences, Hohhot 010010, China.

Shengnan ZhangKey Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration for Sandy Land Biological Resources Conservation and Cultivation, Inner Mongolia Academy of Forestry Sciences, Hohhot 010010, China.

Haiyan GaoKey Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration for Sandy Land Biological Resources Conservation and Cultivation, Inner Mongolia Academy of Forestry Sciences, Hohhot 010010, China.

Siqi LiCollege of Desert Control Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China.

Funding

The Inner Mongolia Forestry Science Research Institute's Research apacity Enhancement "Unveiling and Leading" project 2024NLTS03The" Open bidding for selecting the best candidates" project of lnner Mongolia Autonomous Region 2024JBGS0020The research and development of new technology and assembly technology for sand prevention and control CCPTZX2024GJ0402

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Abstract

Understanding the community assembly mechanisms and stability of artificial sand-fixing forests is critical for the management of desert ecosystems. This study investigated the understory vegetation of four artificial sand-fixing shrub forests in the Mu Us Sandy Land to understand community assembly mechanisms and stability by analyzing niche characteristics, interspecific associations, and community stability. The results showed the following: (1) Lc (

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ecological nicheinterspecific associationM. Godron stabilitysand-fixing shrubsvariance ratiovegetation restoration

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PMID41599995

DOI10.3390/plants15020191

PMCPMC12844770

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