The relationship between ecosystem functions and air pollutants based on spatial distribution patterns of forest and grassland: A case study of the Mongolian Plateau.

Revealing how spatial distribution patterns of forest and grassland affect ecosystem functions (EF) and hence control air pollutant (AP) concentrations is a key precondition for the development of ecological spatial layouts. However, there are not enough large-scale studies analyzing this interaction. Firstly, this study is based on the topological properties of forest and grass spatial distribution patterns to establish the relationship between EF and AP.

The relationship between structure and ecosystem services of forest and grassland based on pattern analysis method: A case study of the Mongolian Plateau.

Global warming has led to severe land desertification on the Mongolian plateau. It puts great environmental pressure on vegetation communities. This pressure leads to fragmentation of land use and landscape patterns, thus triggering changes in the spatial distribution patterns of vegetation.