Environmental effects of four typical shrub plants in the Ebinur Lake Basin

doi:10.7522/j.issn.1000-694X.2025.00251

Journal of Desert Research ›› 2026, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (3): 318-329.DOI: 10.7522/j.issn.1000-694X.2025.00251

Environmental effects of four typical shrub plants in the Ebinur Lake Basin

Huijie Shi¹(), Shengli Wu¹^,²(), Yan Zhang³(), Jiaqi Xiao¹, Pengpeng Chen¹, Lurui Huang¹, Yubo Zhang⁴

^1.School of Geography and Tourism /, Xinjiang Normal University，Urumqi 830054，China
^2.Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Higher Education Teacher Training Center, Xinjiang Normal University，Urumqi 830054，China
^3.Agricultural Science Research Institute of the Fifth Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps，Bole 833400，Xinjiang，China
^4.College of Humanities Information，Changchun University of Technology，Jilin 130000，China

Received:2025-07-18 Revised:2025-10-21 Online:2026-05-20 Published:2026-06-11
Contact: Shengli Wu, Yan Zhang

Abstract

Abstract:

Investigating the environmental effects of four typical shrub species—Haloxylon ammodendron， Tamarix chinensis， Nitraria tangutorum， and Halocnemum strobilaceum—in the Ebinur Lake Basin is of substantial theoretical and practical significance for understanding the formation mechanisms of shrub-nebkhas in arid regions and for optimizing the arrangement of windbreak and sand-stabilizing vegetation. In this study， we systematically quantified the morphological parameters of the four shrub species and their associated nebkhas， analyzed the grain-size distribution and fractal characteristics of surface sediments， identified environmentally sensitive grain-size components， and compared the sand stabilization capacity among species.The results indicate that：（1） The four species display pronounced differences in morphological traits such as plant height and crown area. T. ramosissima reaches heights of up to 2.4 m and crown areas of 83.32 m²， forming nebkhas with an average volume of 167.73 m³—significantly larger than those formed by H. ammodendron， N. sibirica， and H. strobilaceum. （2） The grain-size composition， particle-size parameters， fractal dimensions， and proportions of sensitive components in the sediments vary markedly among shrub types. Two sensitive fractions （2.82-39 μm and 39-709 μm） were identified. T. ramosissima exhibited the highest capacity to intercept fine particles （2.82-39 μm）， with contents exceeding 20% and fractal dimensions （D）>2.5； H. ammodendron was most effective at trapping coarse particles （39-709 μm）， with contents > 90% and D<2.1； N. sibirica and H. strobilaceum showed intermediate characteristics. （3） A positive correlation was observed between shrub morphology and nebkha form， indicating their coordinated development. The volume of trapped sediment per unit crown area for the four shrubs， in descending order， was： T. ramosissima （22.52 m³）， N. sibirica （1.51 m³）， H. strobilaceum （0.92 m³）， and H. ammodendron （0.53 m³）， with T. ramosissima demonstrating the strongest sand stabilization capacity.

Key words: nabkhas, sand-fixing ability, fractal dimension, environmentally sensitive components, Ebinur Lake Basin

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Huijie Shi, Shengli Wu, Yan Zhang, Jiaqi Xiao, Pengpeng Chen, Lurui Huang, Yubo Zhang. Environmental effects of four typical shrub plants in the Ebinur Lake Basin[J]. Journal of Desert Research, 2026, 46(3): 318-329.

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样方	灌丛类型	样本数/株	样方面积
样方一	梭梭	25	50 m×50 m
样方二	柽柳	21	100 m×100 m
样方三	白刺、盐节木	14、2	50 m×50 m
样方四	盐节木、白刺	31、11	50 m×50 m
样方五	白刺	45	100 m×100 m
样方六	柽柳	5	100 m×100 m
样方七	白刺	8	50 m×50 m

样方	灌丛类型	样本数/株	样方面积
样方一	梭梭	25	50 m×50 m
样方二	柽柳	21	100 m×100 m
样方三	白刺、盐节木	14、2	50 m×50 m
样方四	盐节木、白刺	31、11	50 m×50 m
样方五	白刺	45	100 m×100 m
样方六	柽柳	5	100 m×100 m
样方七	白刺	8	50 m×50 m

粒级	μm
黏土	0~2
极细粉砂	2~4
细粉砂	4~8
中细粉砂	8~16
粗粉砂	16~63
极细砂	63~125
细砂	125~250
中砂	250~500
粗砂	500~1 000
极粗砂	1 000~2 000

粒级	μm
黏土	0~2
极细粉砂	2~4
细粉砂	4~8
中细粉砂	8~16
粗粉砂	16~63
极细砂	63~125
细砂	125~250
中砂	250~500
粗砂	500~1 000
极粗砂	1 000~2 000

灌丛类型	测量指标	H_p/m	L_p/m	W_p/m	S_p/m²	V_p/m³	L_d/m	W_d/m	H_d/m	S_d/m²	V_d/m³
梭梭	最大值	1.50	4.30	4.30	14.52	1.34	3.45	3.70	0.90	15.69	9.42
	最小值	0.40	0.50	0.50	0.20	0.10	1.00	0.50	0.10	0.44	0.04
	平均值	0.76	1.63	1.62	2.60	0.53	2.76	1.75	0.41	4.50	1.79
	标准差	0.28	0.86	0.86	3.03	0.31	1.16	0.80	0.24	4.02	2.53
柽柳	最大值	2.40	19.20	11.70	83.32	429.76	36.00	19.20	3.00	542.87	810.53
	最小值	0.45	1.00	1.00	0.79	0.90	6.40	2.90	0.75	14.58	13.61
	平均值	1.61	5.90	5.23	25.19	22.52	16.05	8.85	1.65	129.41	167.73
	标准差	0.50	3.47	2.70	19.36	81.60	7.38	3.73	0.58	116.77	197.28
白刺	最大值	0.73	11.00	11.00	95.03	4.32	15.60	12.80	1.95	156.83	97.47
	最小值	0.14	0.50	0.40	0.16	0.26	2.36	1.20	0.24	2.45	0.54
	平均值	0.34	3.32	3.72	11.75	1.51	6.10	4.22	0.88	23.20	16.67
	标准差	0.12	1.82	2.09	13.67	0.97	2.44	1.99	0.40	21.99	20.26
盐节木	最大值	0.56	3.30	3.20	7.55	1.79	6.90	4.30	0.87	23.30	13.52
	最小值	0.15	0.53	0.45	0.27	0.32	0.90	0.80	0.18	0.57	0.11
	平均值	0.35	1.82	1.85	2.93	0.92	3.32	2.24	0.58	6.43	2.86
	标准差	0.14	0.71	0.74	1.93	0.37	1.30	0.73	0.19	4.36	2.66

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种类	黏土	极细粉砂	细粉砂	中细粉砂	粗粉砂	极细砂	中砂	粗砂	极粗砂
梭梭	1.18±0.53^c	1.34±0.50^c	1.33±0.46^c	1.03±0.42^c	1.33±0.62^c	9.25±7.65^c	36.52±9.15^a	19.41±15.31^a	1.37±2.42^a
柽柳	3.94±0.83^a	4.22±1.10^a	6.01±1.81^a	8.00±2.20^a	16.97±3.66^a	28.76±2.85^a	6.46±1.62^c	0.98±0.82^b	—
白刺	2.40±0.89^b	3.31±1.02^ab	4.74±1.69^ab	5.84±1.93^ab	7.83±2.68^b	23.79±7.52^ab	12.94±6.23^bc	4.10±4.59^b	0.97±2.02^a
盐节木	2.08±1.12^bc	2.75±1.33^b	3.74±2.19^b	4.47±2.96^b	5.22±4.00^b	20.05±3.70^b	16.50±5.04^b	5.63±4.59^b	2.20±3.68^a

植物种	敏感组分	株高	冠幅	盖度
梭梭	细组分	0.255	0.004	-0.386
	粗组分	0.138	0.298	0.173
柽柳	细组分	0.529	0.772^**	0.445
	粗组分	-0.541	-0.773^**	-0.449
白刺	细组分	0.524	0.302	0.243
	粗组分	-0.559	-0.259	-0.184
盐节木	细组分	0.115	0.262	0.512*
	粗组分	-0.083	-0.068	-0.482*

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