Ecological Plant Adaptation and Vegetation Restoration in Dry Valley of Southwest China
Dry valley of southwest China is a typical ecologically fragile zone.It has been suffering from severe ecosystem degradation,and its vegetation has been damaging heavily.The vegetation restoration or reconstruction is extremely difficult.In recent years,a lot of theoretical and application-oriented researches have been performed in order to scientifically and technologically support the management of the ecosystem degradation.In this paper,we summarized habitat characteristics of the dry valley and reviewed the progress in ecological researches on plant adaptation,plant population,plant community,ecosystem and landscape in the region.In addition,as for current situation in management of the dry valley,we proposed particularly from perspective of plant ecology,expectations for further researches in this region.
drought stressvegetation restorationnutrient limitdry valley