The effects of grazing on the spatial pattern of elm (<i>Ulmus pumila</i> L.) in the sparse woodland steppe of Horqin Sandy Land in northeastern China

Zhang, M.; Wu, J.; Tang, Y.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/se-7-631-2016

Articles | Volume 7, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/se-7-631-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/se-7-631-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 7, issue 2

Research article

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19 Apr 2016

Research article |

| 19 Apr 2016

The effects of grazing on the spatial pattern of elm (Ulmus pumila L.) in the sparse woodland steppe of Horqin Sandy Land in northeastern China

M. Zhang, J. Wu, and Y. Tang

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Final revised paper (published on 19 Apr 2016)
Preprint (discussion started on 27 Nov 2015)

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RC C1615: 'Some comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 22 Dec 2015
RC C1627: 'My comments', Anonymous Referee #2, 25 Dec 2015
- AC C1907: 'Responses Letter to Anonymous Referee #2', Yi Tang, 23 Jan 2016
AC C1900: 'response to Anonymous Referee #1', Yi Tang, 23 Jan 2016

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The aim was to explore the effects of grazing on the formation of the spatial pattern of elm growth in a sparse woodland steppe. A point pattern method was used to analyze elm trees within different diameter classes in both grazed and fenced plots, located in Horqin Sandy Land, China. Effects of grazing on the formation of the spatial pattern of elm were not reported. This study is helpful for understanding the formation of the spatial pattern of the elm population in sparse woodland steppes.