Realm: Terrestrial
Climate: Temperate
Biome: Temperate grasslands, savannas and shrublands
Central latitude: 43.548767
Central longitude: 116.616258
Duration: 4 years, from 2005 to 2008
209 records
57 distinct species
Across the time series
Carex korshinskyi is the most frequently occurring species
Methods
The data represents the average values in mid-August each year (plot size 1 m × 1 m, n = 10). Ten sampling plots were randomly placed along a transect line with a 5 m interval. Visual estimation of plant cover was conducted, followed by cutting samples at ground level for each plant species, and recording species density. When calculating community density, clonal plants (such as Stipa, Bothriochloa ischaemum, and Artemisia frigida) were counted as clumps, rather than individual plants.
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