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JOURNAL OF DESERT RESEARCH  2013, Vol. 33 Issue (4): 1041-1047    DOI: 10.7522/j.issn.1000-694X.2013.00147
Biology and Soil     
Vegetation Characteristics Comparison of Herders’ Pastures at Different Economic Levels in Desert Steppe, Inner Mongolia
YIN Yan-ting1,2, HOU Xiang-yang2, YUN Xiang-jun2, DING Yong2, LI Xi-liang2
1.College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730020, China;
2.Grassland Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hohhot 010010, China
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Abstract  

At the household scale, we analyzed the vegetation characteristics change of herders pastures at different economic levels in desert steppe. The results showed that all of the indicators showed different degrees of homogeneity. The reasons may be that the herders' economic incomes are highly positively correlated with the number of livestock they own, and the herders of different economic levels have different adaptability to adjust the balance between animals and grass: the herders of low economic levels, mostly of whom are poor, generally have relatively lager areas of rangelands compared with less livestock, and their rangelands are often occupied intentionally or unintentionally with little payment; The herders of middle economic levels have a most strong desire to breed more livestock, who often protect their own pastures by enclosure, and expand the number of livestock through leasing other herders rangelands; The herders of high economic levels choose to lease rangelands, conduct "otor" and buy forage all the year to reduce the grazing pressure of their own pastures, and at the same time, maintain or even increase the number of livestock they own. Therefore, the paper indicated that there exists the adaptive behavior in herders' production behavior, and according to the stocking rates they consider necessary, the herders often shift their rangelands' gazing pressure by leasing pasture or buying forage. All these long-term behaviors result in different herders' pastures vegetation characteristics' homogeneity at different degrees.

Key words:  desert steppe      economic levels      herders      balance between animals and grass      production decision behavior     
Received:  15 May 2012      Published:  21 June 2012
ZTFLH:  Q948.11  

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YIN Yan-ting1,2, HOU Xiang-yang2, YUN Xiang-jun2, DING Yong2, LI Xi-liang2. Vegetation Characteristics Comparison of Herders’ Pastures at Different Economic Levels in Desert Steppe, Inner Mongolia. JOURNAL OF DESERT RESEARCH, 2013, 33(4): 1041-1047.

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