https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/370913
標題: | Modeling regional variation in net primary production of pinyon-juniper ecosystems | 作者: | Huang, Cho-ying CHO-YING HUANG Asner, Gregory P. Barger, Nichole N. |
關鍵字: | Carnegie Ames Stanford Approach (CASA); Dryland; Managed grazing; Remote sensing; Topography | 公開日期: | 2012 | 卷: | 227 | 起(迄)頁: | 82-92 | 來源出版物: | Ecological Modelling | 摘要: | Spatial dynamics of carbon fluxes in dryland montane ecosystems are complicated and may be influenced by topographic conditions and land tenure. Here we employ a modified version of the Carnegie Ames Stanford Approach (CASA) ecosystem model to estimate annual net primary production (NPP) at a fine spatial resolution (30m) in pinyon-juniper (P-J) woodlands of the Colorado Plateau. NPP estimated by CASA was generally comparable to validation data from a statistical NPP model and field observations. We then compared modeled NPP results with spatial layers of topography and managed grazing to assess the influences of these factors on NPP. At the regional scale, there was a positive correlation between elevation and NPP (r 2=0.20, p<0.0001), mainly due to an orographic effect, but slope and slope facing-derived dryness indices failed to explain modeled variation in NPP. Topographic analyses based on six terrain aspect classes showed that cooler and wetter north-facing slopes yielded higher NPP than did south-facing slopes. A multiple regression consisting of three numerical topographical attributes (elevation, slope and a dryness index) yielded the highest predictability for CASA NPP (adjusted r 2=0.24, p<0.0001). Modeled NPP of a grazed site was significantly higher than that of an ungrazed site. Combining the results from this study and previous research efforts suggests that grazing may be correlated with higher woody vegetation cover, which elevates NPP in P-J woodlands of the Colorado Plateau. The findings reveal that the spatial pattern of NPP is complex, and can be strongly affected by topographic and/or anthropogenic factors even in relatively remote areas of this dryland region. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. |
URI: | http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000301026000010&KeyUID=WOS:000301026000010 http://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/370913 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2011.12.016 | SDG/關鍵字: | Anthropogenic factors; Carbon fluxes; Colorado Plateau; Dryland; Ecosystem model; Field observations; Land tenure; Managed grazing; Montane ecosystems; Multiple regressions; Net primary production; Orographic effects; Positive correlations; Regional scale; Regional variation; Remote areas; Research efforts; Spatial dynamics; Spatial patterns; Spatial resolution; Stanford; Topographic analysis; Topographic conditions; Validation data; Woody vegetation; Facings; Remote sensing; Topography; Ecosystems; anthropogenic effect; coniferous forest; data set; ecosystem modeling; evergreen forest; forest cover; grazing management; land tenure; multiple regression; net primary production; orographic effect; spatial resolution; topographic effect; woodland; Colorado Plateau; United States; Juniperus; Pinus edulis |
顯示於: | 地理環境資源學系 |
在 IR 系統中的文件,除了特別指名其著作權條款之外,均受到著作權保護,並且保留所有的權利。