Quantifying and Mapping Human Appropriation of Net Primary Productivity in Qinghai Grasslands in China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Methods
2.3. Data
2.3.1. Observed NPP Data
2.3.2. Grazing Data
2.3.3. Meteorological Data
2.3.4. Ancillary Data
3. Results
3.1. Interannual Variation in HANPP in Qinghai Grasslands
3.2. Spatial Pattern of HANPP in Qinghai Grasslands
4. Discussion
4.1. Uncertainties in the Results
4.2. Interannual Variation in HANPP in Qinghai Grasslands
4.3. Spatial Pattern of HANPP in Qinghai Grasslands
4.4. Significance
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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<3000 m | 3000–4000 m | >4000 m | Whole Area | |
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NPPpot (gC/m2/yr) | 157.86 | 244.41 | 33.48 | 84.93 |
NPPact (gC/m2/yr) | 152.50 | 237.32 | 32.55 | 82.45 |
HANPP (gC/m2/yr) | 56.61 | 38.56 | 6.97 | 16.90 |
HANPP efficiency (%) | 90.09 | 82.59 | 90.04 | 85.33 |
Harvest (gC/m2/yr) | 51.25 | 31.49 | 5.99 | 14.43 |
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Huang, X.; Yang, Y.; Chen, C.; Zhao, H.; Yao, B.; Ma, Z.; Ma, L.; Zhou, H. Quantifying and Mapping Human Appropriation of Net Primary Productivity in Qinghai Grasslands in China. Agriculture 2022, 12, 483. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12040483
Huang X, Yang Y, Chen C, Zhao H, Yao B, Ma Z, Ma L, Zhou H. Quantifying and Mapping Human Appropriation of Net Primary Productivity in Qinghai Grasslands in China. Agriculture. 2022; 12(4):483. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12040483
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuang, Xiaotao, Yongsheng Yang, Chunbo Chen, Hongfei Zhao, Buqing Yao, Zhen Ma, Li Ma, and Huakun Zhou. 2022. "Quantifying and Mapping Human Appropriation of Net Primary Productivity in Qinghai Grasslands in China" Agriculture 12, no. 4: 483. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12040483