Analysis of the Ecological Value of Pioneer Plants in the Yellow River Basin
Huang Jing
School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Agriculture and Engineering University, Jinan 250100, China.
Sun Jingqi
School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Agriculture and Engineering University, Jinan 250100, China.
Li Yongqing
School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Agriculture and Engineering University, Jinan 250100, China.
Jiang Lihua
School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Agriculture and Engineering University, Jinan 250100, China.
He Qiuyue
School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Agriculture and Engineering University, Jinan 250100, China.
Li Jing *
School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Agriculture and Engineering University, Jinan 250100, China.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Pioneer plants are plant species that appear early in the community succession or show strong adaptability, which can improve the local ecological environment and create conditions for the succession and recovery of other plants and animals. After analyzing the general situation in the Yellow River Basin, this paper explores the main ecological values of pioneer plants, such as treatment of salt-alkali land, soil and water conservation, improvement of soil quality, community succession and biodiversity promotion. Also, typical cases of pioneer plants used for treatment and restoration in ecologically fragile areas such as Shanxi-Shaanxi-Inner Mongolia Pisha sandstone area, coastal saline-alkali land, abandoned mine pits in Yellow River Basin are introduced and analyzed to provide a theoretical basis for further embodying the ecological function of pioneer plants in the Yellow River Basin.
Keywords: Yellow River Basin, pioneer plant, ecological value