Vegetation pattern changes of ecological transcets in Eastern Eurasian Temperate Steppe based on Holdridge life zone
Meadows and woodlands were simulated by the Holdridge life zone model with refined indicators of grassland classification.Ecological Transcets in Eastern Eurasian Temperate Steppe were selected as study area.Meteorological data and CIMP5 climate scenario data were used to simulate vegetation patterns of spatial variation in the study area.The Holdridge life zone simulation was found to simulate vegetation types and their spatial distribution well with refined indicators.In the RCP2.6 scenario,the temperate typical steppe area decreased,temperate desert steppe area increased slightly,the temperate meadow steppe and taiga areas increased.In RCP4.5 scenario,the temperate desert steppe and the temperate typical steppe areas increased,the temperate meadow steppe and taiga areas decreased.In RCP8.5 scenario,temperate desert steppe and the temperate typical steppe areas increased,temperate meadow steppe and taiga areas decreased.
Holdridge life zoneCMIP5vegetation pattern changesEEST