Site | Location | Altitude (m) | Vegetation coverage (%) | Dominant species | BSCs thickness (mm) | BSCs coverage (%) | Herbage density (plants m−2) | Shrub density (plants·hm−2) |
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Control | 110°46′ 33.378″ E, 40°04′ 49.183″ N | 1198 | 2.65 ± 0.18 | Psammochloa villosa + Agriophyllum squarrosum | 0 | 0 | 15 ± 3 | 0 |
Algal | 110°47′ 29.805″ E, 40°04′ 34.179″ N | 1115 | 38.63 ± 2.74 | Salix psammophila + Hedysarum mongolicum | 1.18 ± 0.06 | 11.31 ± 1.22 | 54 ± 6 | 121 ± 4 |
Lichen | 110°46′ 56.978″ E, 40°04′ 40.868″ N | 1147 | 55.32 ± 4.33 | Salix psammophila + Caragana korshinskii | 8.84 ± 1.63 | 24.66 ± 5.42 | 134 ± 21 | 174 ± 7 |
Moss | 110°46′ 28.344″ E, 40°04′ 45.998″ N | 1159 | 65.76 ± 8.12 | Salix psammophila + Artemisia ordosica | 13.66 ± 3.14 | 33.87 ± 4.78 | 177 ± 32 | 133 ± 12 |