A Brief Description of Vegetation in the Loess Plateau of Northern Shanxi and Suggestions to the Development of Agriculture, Forestry and Graziery in Different Vegetation Regions
Abstract:This region may be divided into three vegetational provinces: Deciduous broad-leaved forest province, forest-steppe province and shrubbery-steppe province. In an average, there are 2.9m3 planting stock per mu of the forest in deciduous broad-leaved forest province; the average increment of the mixed forest is 0.236–0.300m3/mu/yr. and following tending 0.425–0.450m3/mu may be obtained. The grassland is with 200-600 jin grass/mu and following recovery 800 jin grass/mu may be obtained. The biomass of overground part of shrubbery approximates to 800 jin/mu. The grassland in shrubbery-steppe province produces 100-300 jin grass/mu, and following recovery 400–500 jin/mu may be obtained. In deciduous broad-leaved forest province, forestry and agriculture should be played in a great role. In the foreststeppe province: agriculture, forestry and graziery should be considered completely. In the shrubbery-steppe province, we have to pay more attention to graziery,