Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 An Overview of Grasslands
1.2 Study Overview
1.2.1 The Study of Grassland Grazing Ecosystem
1.2.2 The Study of Grazing Systems
1.2.3 The Study on the Effect of Grazing on Grassland Communities
1.2.4 The Study on the Effect of Grazing Systems on Grassland Communities in Mongolia
1.3 Research Background and Significance
1.3.1 Research Background
1.3.2 Research Significance
1.4 Research Content and Purpose
1.4.1 Research Content
1.4.2 Research Purpose
Chapter 2 Study Area
2.1 An Overview of Mongolian Plateau
2.1.1 Natural Condition
2.1.2 An Overview of Socio - Economíic
2.2 The Evolution of Grazing System
2.2.1 The Evolution of Grazing System in Mongolia
2.2.2 The Evolution of Grazing System in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
2.2.3 Comparison of Grazing Systems in China and Mongolia
2.3 The Overview of the Study Site
2.3.1 Sukhbaatar Province
2.3.2 The Abag Banner of Xilingol League
Chapter 3 Research Design and Methodology
3.1 Research Methodology
3.1.1 Field Survey Method
3.1.2 Remote Sensing Monitoring Method
3.1.3 Questionnaire Survey Method
3.1.4 Historical Documentation Method
3.1.5 Statistical Analysis Method
3.2 Experimental Setup
3.3 Quadrat Survey
3.3.1 General Characteristics of Plants
3.3.2 Calculation of Species Dominance
3.3.3 Calculation of Species Diversity
3.3.4 Classification of Plant Groups
3.3.5 Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
3.3.6 Calculation of Plant Community Stability
Chapter 4 Analysis of Results
4.1 General Characteristics of Plant Community
4.2 Analysis of Species Dominance
4.3 Analysis of Species Diversity
4.4 Characterization of Plant Functional Groups
4.5 Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
4.6 Plant Community Stability Index
Chapter 5 Discussion
5.1 Effects of Different Grazing Systems on Plant Com munity Characteristics
5.2 Effects of Different Grazing Systems on the Dominance of Major Species
5.3 Effects of Different Grazing Systems on Species Diversity
