Spatial distribution and interspecific associations in a deciduous broad‐leaved forest in north‐central China

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 1153-1163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quan Zhou ◽  
Hang Shi ◽  
Xiao Shu ◽  
Fenglin Xie ◽  
Kerong Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Central China ◽  
North Central ◽  
Interspecific Associations ◽  
Broad Leaved Forest ◽  
Leaved Forest

scholarly journals Effects of Topography on Tree Community Structure in a Deciduous Broad-Leaved Forest in North-Central China

Forests ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hang Shi ◽  
Fenglin Xie ◽  
Quan Zhou ◽  
Xiao Shu ◽  
Kerong Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Species Composition ◽  
Dispersal Limitation ◽  
Habitat Associations ◽  
Central China ◽  
Forest Plot ◽  
North Central ◽  
Spatial Factors ◽  
Broad Leaved Forest ◽  
Leaved Forest

Topography strongly influences the compositional structure of tree communities and plays a fundamental role in classifying habitats. Here, data of topography and 16 dominant tree species abundance were collected in a fully mapped 25-ha forest plot in the Qinling Mountains of north-central China. Multivariate regression trees (MRT) were used to categorize the habitats, and habitat associations were examined using the torus-translation test. The relative contributions of topographic and spatial variables to the total community structure were also examined by variation partitioning. The results showed the inconsistency in association of species with habitats across life stages with a few exceptions. Topographic variables [a + b] explained 11% and 19% of total variance at adult and juvenile stage, respectively. In contrast, spatial factors alone [c] explained more variation than topographic factors, revealing strong seed dispersal limitation in species composition in the 25-ha forest plot. Thus, the inconsistent associations of species and habitats coupled with high portion of variation of species composition explained by topographic and spatial factors might suggest that niche process and dispersal limitation had potential influences on species assemblage in the deciduous broad-leaved forest in north-central China.

Long-term (1992-2015) dynamics of interspecific associations among tree species in a monsoon evergreen broad-leaved forest in Dinghushan Biosphere Reserve

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (17) ◽  
Author(s):  
邹顺 ZOU Shun ◽  
周国逸 ZHOU Guoyi ◽  
张倩媚 ZHANG Qianmei ◽  
孟泽 MENG Ze ◽  
褚国伟 CHU Guowei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tree Species ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Interspecific Associations ◽  
Broad Leaved Forest ◽  
Leaved Forest

Spatial distribution characteristics of an evergreen broad-leaved forest in the Wuyi Mountains, Fujian Province, southeastern China

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
陈婷婷 CHEN Tingting ◽  
徐辉 XU Hui ◽  
杨青 YANG Qing ◽  
陈水飞 CHEN Shuifei ◽  
葛晓敏 GE Xiaomin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Distribution Characteristics ◽  
Southeastern China ◽  
Fujian Province ◽  
Broad Leaved Forest ◽  
Spatial Distribution Characteristics ◽  
Leaved Forest
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