Cynodon dactylon and Sediment Interaction in the Three Gorges Reservoir: Insights from a Three-Year Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Sites
2.2. Vegetation Investigation
2.3. Sediment Deposition Depth
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Sediment Deposition
3.2. Species Richness and Total Coverage of Riparian Plants
3.3. Coverage of C. dactylon and Dominance of C. dactylon
3.4. Coverage of C. dactylon and Sediment Deposition
3.5. Logistic Regression of Coverage of C. dactylon and Sediment Deposition
4. Discussion
4.1. Sedimentation Heterogeneity in the Riparian Zone
4.2. The Dominance of C. dactylon in the Lower Portion of the Riparian Zone
4.3. The Sediment Deposition Depth with C. dactylon in the Lower Riparian Zone
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Yi, X.; Huang, Y.; Xing, Q.; Chen, Q.; Wu, S. Cynodon dactylon and Sediment Interaction in the Three Gorges Reservoir: Insights from a Three-Year Study. Land 2024, 13, 1373. https://doi.org/10.3390/land13091373
Yi X, Huang Y, Xing Q, Chen Q, Wu S. Cynodon dactylon and Sediment Interaction in the Three Gorges Reservoir: Insights from a Three-Year Study. Land. 2024; 13(9):1373. https://doi.org/10.3390/land13091373
Chicago/Turabian StyleYi, Xuemei, Yuanyang Huang, Qiao Xing, Qiao Chen, and Shengjun Wu. 2024. "Cynodon dactylon and Sediment Interaction in the Three Gorges Reservoir: Insights from a Three-Year Study" Land 13, no. 9: 1373. https://doi.org/10.3390/land13091373