Productivity of Water Meadows under Haymaking in the Mid-Stream of the Ob River
The productivity of water meadows was studied in the middle stream of the Ob River by direct in situ measurements of the live and dead components of phytomass/biomass, the features of the active layer in natural ecosystems, and the patterns of plant organic matter and productivity (NPP) in different...
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ftmdpi:oai:mdpi.com:/2073-4441/15/6/1083/ 2023-08-20T04:08:52+02:00 Productivity of Water Meadows under Haymaking in the Mid-Stream of the Ob River Natalia P. Kosykh Nina P. Mironycheva-Tokareva Anna M. Peregon agris 2023-03-11 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.3390/w15061083 EN eng Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute Water and Climate Change https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w15061083 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Water; Volume 15; Issue 6; Pages: 1083 live/dead plant organic matter phytomass/biomass productivity (net primary production—NPP) floodplain water meadows western Siberia Text 2023 ftmdpi https://doi.org/10.3390/w15061083 2023-08-01T09:13:30Z The productivity of water meadows was studied in the middle stream of the Ob River by direct in situ measurements of the live and dead components of phytomass/biomass, the features of the active layer in natural ecosystems, and the patterns of plant organic matter and productivity (NPP) in different plant communities, micro-landscapes, and underlying soils. The study was conducted across different ecosystems along two profiles in the floodplain: (i) in the conditions of haymaking and (ii) in all natural ecosystems. The study revealed drastic changes in floristic composition at two profiles (catenas) both in the structure of plant communities and in productivity/NPP at different levels of the floodplain. The maximum diversity of vegetation was found in pristine natural ecosystems. Haymaking leads to an increase in the part of perennial turf grasses and sedges and decrease in the part of motley grasses. The maximum stocks of above-ground biomass (1450 g/m2) and below-ground biomass (3380 g/m2) were found in topographic depressions dominated by sedges. Haymaking causes pressure on the formation of root systems in dry and wet (swampy) meadows, which in turn leads to a decrease in the below-ground component of plant biomass. The total stock of plant phytomass/biomass increases from the upper points to the lower points in the floodplain profile: from 2991 to 4565 g/m2 with haymaking and from 3370 to 4060 g/m2 across the natural ecosystems. The NPP decreases by 12% in the upper and by 5% in the middle parts of the catena under haymaking, but it does not change in the lower part of catena as compared to all natural ecosystems. Text ob river Siberia MDPI Open Access Publishing Water 15 6 1083 |
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The productivity of water meadows was studied in the middle stream of the Ob River by direct in situ measurements of the live and dead components of phytomass/biomass, the features of the active layer in natural ecosystems, and the patterns of plant organic matter and productivity (NPP) in different plant communities, micro-landscapes, and underlying soils. The study was conducted across different ecosystems along two profiles in the floodplain: (i) in the conditions of haymaking and (ii) in all natural ecosystems. The study revealed drastic changes in floristic composition at two profiles (catenas) both in the structure of plant communities and in productivity/NPP at different levels of the floodplain. The maximum diversity of vegetation was found in pristine natural ecosystems. Haymaking leads to an increase in the part of perennial turf grasses and sedges and decrease in the part of motley grasses. The maximum stocks of above-ground biomass (1450 g/m2) and below-ground biomass (3380 g/m2) were found in topographic depressions dominated by sedges. Haymaking causes pressure on the formation of root systems in dry and wet (swampy) meadows, which in turn leads to a decrease in the below-ground component of plant biomass. The total stock of plant phytomass/biomass increases from the upper points to the lower points in the floodplain profile: from 2991 to 4565 g/m2 with haymaking and from 3370 to 4060 g/m2 across the natural ecosystems. The NPP decreases by 12% in the upper and by 5% in the middle parts of the catena under haymaking, but it does not change in the lower part of catena as compared to all natural ecosystems. |
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Productivity of Water Meadows under Haymaking in the Mid-Stream of the Ob River |
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