Research Article

Simulating Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Sichuan Grassland Net Primary Productivity Using the CASA Model and In Situ Observations

Table 7

Statistics of NPP for different types of Sichuan grassland in 2011.

Grassland typeArea (km2)Area percentage (%)Average NPP (TgC)Total NPP (TgC)Total NPP percentage (%)

Alpine meadow9947053.35223.9222.2750.26
Alpine marsh grass75624.06209.111.583.57
Alpine shrub meadow2677214.36250.196.7015.11
Subalpine woodland meadow31151.67296.880.922.09
Mountain meadow29541.58288.980.851.93
Mountain woodland grass167718.99258.804.349.79
Mountain shrub grass1975210.59264.785.2311.80
Mountain grass51632.77242.441.252.82
Others48952.63221.351.162.63