Grasslands and Grassland Sciences in Northern China (1992) / Chapter Skim
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3 The Northeast
3 The Northeast
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Much of the research focuses on the Horqin Professor Orie Loucks end Dr. Mu Jianguo of the Miami University survey recent research on the climate, soils> vegetation, and grazing practices in the forest steppe region of northeast China They describe evidence of degradation of these grasslands and efforts lo control damage through the construction of shelterbelts, the abatement of salinization, artificial seeding, livestock rotation, and other devices.
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The North American analogue is also marked by an ephemeral steppe forest transition following human settlement and the high quality of many (but not all) soils.
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Li concludes that it is important to use satellite remote sensing to monitor grassland resources, land use, and other dynamic changes of soil cover and structure. By establishing a correlation model that relates climate factors, soil moisture, and grassland biomass, and combining the model with remotely sensed images of vegetation growth, one can predict the biomass of various grassland types and use these projections for scientific management.
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on the protection, utilization, and management of the lirem grassland, which lies on the Horqin Plain in easternmost Inner Mongolia. This area has fluctuating moderate precipitation and good summer warmth, and numerous pasture species and varied grassland types provide favorable conditions for the development of animal husbandry.
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DESERTIFICATION CONTROL Shelterbel' Systems Since the forest steppe zone has had some forest cover in the past, the establishment of shelterbelts and increased fuel production by sand-stabilizing shrubs and low trees could be important to a rangeland restoration strategy. During the past decade, research by the Institute of Applied Ecology in the Wulanaodu Research Station, at the eastern end of the Horqin Sandy Land, south of the Xilamulun EXar Moron]
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These species stabilize the sand and serve as forage. Li concludes that approximately 30% of the semidrift sandy land and gently sloping drift sandy land are suitable for aeroseeding and urges the government to invest funds in aeroseeding in the Horqin Sandland region.
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1990. Zhongguo loeibu caoyuan dc youbua sheng~aixue moxing yanjiu xiangmu [Project on Optimum Ecological Modeling of Grassland in Northern China]
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