作者: Mingjing Zhu , Chunlin Long , Chunlin Long , Binsheng Luo , Ruijie Chen
DOI: 10.1186/S13002-021-00448-X
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摘要: Salar is a Turkic-speaking Islamic ethnic group in China living mainly Xunhua Autonomous County (Xunhua or County), Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. people are skilled horticulture and their homegarden (HG) management. They regarded as the first on Plateau to practice horticulture, especially manage HGs, traditional farming systems, supplementary food production systems. Traditional knowledge of associated with HGs always contributes significantly local livelihood, security, ornamental value, biodiversity conservation. The cultivation different plants for self-sufficiency has long tradition China’s rural areas, some mountainous areas. However, have not been described. present paper aims report features mostly based agrobiodiversity its ecosystem services. methods used this work included semi-structured interviews participatory observation. A total 60 households three townships, 9 villages were surveyed. There 4–12 family members each household, aged from 20 86 years old. homestead size between 200 1200 m2. Plant species cultivated identified according Flora China. Based comprehensive survey related to background data, we characterized most important services functions provided by HGs. According primary there 4 types including focus, product dual-purpose multi-purpose. In total, 108 (excluding weeds bonsai) plant recorded within 43 families. frequently Rosa chinensis, Armeniaca vulgar, Prunus salicina, Ziziphus jujuba. About 32 homegarden. We found that typical agroecosyste, prossess multiple servcices directly benefit field investigation. This reveals floristic diversity It presents useful information agroecosystem people, such HG Ecosystem research suggested provides related supply culture supplement resources, aesthetics symbol, cultural spaces.