Community characteristics Experimental sites Experimental sites
Shrub Grassland
Density (plants/5 m × 5 m) 5.23±1.22 29.11±1.89
Height (cm) 97.02±4.62 30.41±3.26
Coverage (%) 10.89±0.98 82.21±1.23
Root biomass (g/m3) 2447±349 1656±640
Dominant species composition and plant community description
Potentilla fruticosa L. Kobresia humilis,Double-stigma Bulrush, Polygonum viviparum L., and Elymus nutans Griseb.
Elymus nutans Griseb., Polygonum viviparum L., Double-stigma Bulrush, Poa prsten, Kobresia humilis