A plot-based dataset of plant communities on the Qaidam Basin, China

doi:10.17521/cjpe.2023.0024

Abstract

Abstract:

Located in the northeast of the Qingzang Plateau, the Qaidam Basin is a huge plateau-type closed basin. The vegetation is dominated by desert, including swamp wetlands, halophytic meadows and montane grasslands. In order to show the species composition, community characteristics and distribution pattern of vegetation on the Qaidam Basin in more details, this study used the field data of the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research of 2022 and the Comprehensive Scientific Investigation of the Data-scarce Area of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of 2014, including 157 sample plots and 458 sample plots, which are integrated into the sample data set of plant communities in Qaidam Basin. Through the collation and compilation of data, a total of 185 species information was obtained, among which the families with the largest number of species were Asteraceae (39 species), Poaceae (33 species), Fabaceae (17 species), Amaranthaceae (16 species) and Brassicaceae (10 species), and the genera with the largest number of species were Stipa, Artemisia, Astragalus, Oxytropis and Saussurea. The composition of plant life forms is dominated by herbs, accounting for 78.37%. The species of middle Asia account for 41.62% of the geographical composition of the flora. Based on the phytocoenological-ecological principles, 157 sample plots can be classified into 4 Vegetation Formation Groups, 7 Vegetation Formations, 11 Vegetation Subformations and 40 Alliances. This data set can provide the most original basic data for the in-depth exploration of vegetation characteristics in the Qaidam Basin, the compilation and research of the Vegegraphy of China, and the mapping of the Qingzang Plateau and the national vegetation map.

Key words: Qaidam Basin, quadrat data, species composition, plant community, vegetation classification

DONG Shao-Qiong, HOU Dong-Jie, QU Xiao-Yun, GUO Ke. A plot-based dataset of plant communities on the Qaidam Basin, China[J]. Chin J Plant Ecol, 2024, 48(4): 534-540.

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植被型组 Vegetation Formation Group	植被型 Vegetation Formation	群系 Alliance	样方数量 Plot number
灌丛 Shrubland	落叶阔叶灌丛 Deciduous Broadleaf Shrubland	宽苞水柏枝灌丛 Myricaria bracteata Shrubland	4
		枸杞灌丛 Lycium chinense Shrubland	1
		西北沼委陵菜灌丛 Comarum salesovianum Shrubland	1
		小叶金露梅灌丛 Dasiphora parvifolia Shrubland	5
		多花柽柳灌丛 Tamarix hohenackeri Shrubland	4
草本植被 Herbaceous Vegetation	丛生草类草地 Tussock Grassland	芨芨草草原 Neotrinia splendens Grassland	16
		高山嵩草草甸 Carex parvula Meadow Grassland	2
		毛沙生冰草草原 Agropyron desertorum var. pilosiusculum Grassland	1
		紫花针茅草原 Stipa purpurea Grassland	9
		座花针茅草原 Stipa subsessiliflora Grassland	4
		天山针茅草原 Stipa tianschanica Grassland	1
		镰芒针茅草原 Stipa caucasica Grassland	1
	杂类草草地 Forb Grassland	马蔺草甸 Iris lactea Meadow Grassland	2
		镰荚棘豆草原 Oxytropis falcata Grassland	3
		披针叶野决明草原 Thermopsis lanceolata Grassland	1
		冷蒿草原 Artemisia frigida Grassland	1
	根茎草类草地 Rhizome Grassland	芦苇草甸 Phragmites australis Meadow Grassland	1
荒漠 Desert	半乔木与灌木荒漠 Semi-Arbor and Shrub Desert	小果白刺荒漠 Nitraria sibirica Desert	7
		梭梭荒漠 Haloxylon ammodendron Desert	8
		沙拐枣荒漠 Calligonum mongolicum Desert	2
		膜果麻黄荒漠 Ephedra przewalskii Desert	2
		细枝盐爪爪荒漠 Kalidium gracile Desert	16
	半灌木与草本荒漠 Semi-Shrub and Herb Desert	尖叶盐爪爪荒漠 Kalidium cuspidatum Desert	10
		胶黄耆状棘豆荒漠 Oxytropis tragacanthoides Desert	2
		五柱红砂荒漠 Reaumuria kaschgarica Desert	1
		猫头刺荒漠 Oxytropis aciphylla Desert	1
		沙蒿荒漠 Artemisia desertorum Desert	6
		内蒙古旱蒿荒漠 Artemisia xerophytica Desert	3
		合头藜荒漠 Sympegma regelii Desert	9
		红砂荒漠 Reaumuria soongarica Desert	1
		星毛短舌菊荒漠 Brachanthemum pulvinatum Desert	2
		中亚紫菀木荒漠 Asterothamnus centraliasiaticus Desert	1
		驼绒藜荒漠 Krascheninnikovia ceratoides Desert	10
		灌木小甘菊荒漠 Cancrinia maximowiczii Desert	4
		蒿叶猪毛菜荒漠 Oreosalsola abrotanoides Desert	9
		白麻荒漠 Apocynum pictum Desert	1
高山冻原与稀疏植被 Alpine Tundra and Sparse Vegetation	高山垫状植被 Alpine Cushion Vegetation	唐古红景天垫状植被 Rhodiola tangutica Cushion Vegetation	3
		钻叶风毛菊垫状植被 Saussurea subulata Cushion Vegetation	1
		垫状点地梅垫状植被 Androsace tapete Cushion Vegetation	1
		垫状驼绒藜垫状植被 Krascheninnikovia compacta Cushion Vegetation	2

植被型组 Vegetation Formation Group	植被型 Vegetation Formation	群系 Alliance	样方数量 Plot number
灌丛 Shrubland	落叶阔叶灌丛 Deciduous Broadleaf Shrubland	宽苞水柏枝灌丛 Myricaria bracteata Shrubland	4
		枸杞灌丛 Lycium chinense Shrubland	1
		西北沼委陵菜灌丛 Comarum salesovianum Shrubland	1
		小叶金露梅灌丛 Dasiphora parvifolia Shrubland	5
		多花柽柳灌丛 Tamarix hohenackeri Shrubland	4
草本植被 Herbaceous Vegetation	丛生草类草地 Tussock Grassland	芨芨草草原 Neotrinia splendens Grassland	16
		高山嵩草草甸 Carex parvula Meadow Grassland	2
		毛沙生冰草草原 Agropyron desertorum var. pilosiusculum Grassland	1
		紫花针茅草原 Stipa purpurea Grassland	9
		座花针茅草原 Stipa subsessiliflora Grassland	4
		天山针茅草原 Stipa tianschanica Grassland	1
		镰芒针茅草原 Stipa caucasica Grassland	1
	杂类草草地 Forb Grassland	马蔺草甸 Iris lactea Meadow Grassland	2
		镰荚棘豆草原 Oxytropis falcata Grassland	3
		披针叶野决明草原 Thermopsis lanceolata Grassland	1
		冷蒿草原 Artemisia frigida Grassland	1
	根茎草类草地 Rhizome Grassland	芦苇草甸 Phragmites australis Meadow Grassland	1
荒漠 Desert	半乔木与灌木荒漠 Semi-Arbor and Shrub Desert	小果白刺荒漠 Nitraria sibirica Desert	7
		梭梭荒漠 Haloxylon ammodendron Desert	8
		沙拐枣荒漠 Calligonum mongolicum Desert	2
		膜果麻黄荒漠 Ephedra przewalskii Desert	2
		细枝盐爪爪荒漠 Kalidium gracile Desert	16
	半灌木与草本荒漠 Semi-Shrub and Herb Desert	尖叶盐爪爪荒漠 Kalidium cuspidatum Desert	10
		胶黄耆状棘豆荒漠 Oxytropis tragacanthoides Desert	2
		五柱红砂荒漠 Reaumuria kaschgarica Desert	1
		猫头刺荒漠 Oxytropis aciphylla Desert	1
		沙蒿荒漠 Artemisia desertorum Desert	6
		内蒙古旱蒿荒漠 Artemisia xerophytica Desert	3
		合头藜荒漠 Sympegma regelii Desert	9
		红砂荒漠 Reaumuria soongarica Desert	1
		星毛短舌菊荒漠 Brachanthemum pulvinatum Desert	2
		中亚紫菀木荒漠 Asterothamnus centraliasiaticus Desert	1
		驼绒藜荒漠 Krascheninnikovia ceratoides Desert	10
		灌木小甘菊荒漠 Cancrinia maximowiczii Desert	4
		蒿叶猪毛菜荒漠 Oreosalsola abrotanoides Desert	9
		白麻荒漠 Apocynum pictum Desert	1
高山冻原与稀疏植被 Alpine Tundra and Sparse Vegetation	高山垫状植被 Alpine Cushion Vegetation	唐古红景天垫状植被 Rhodiola tangutica Cushion Vegetation	3
		钻叶风毛菊垫状植被 Saussurea subulata Cushion Vegetation	1
		垫状点地梅垫状植被 Androsace tapete Cushion Vegetation	1
		垫状驼绒藜垫状植被 Krascheninnikovia compacta Cushion Vegetation	2