scholarly journals The Spatial Pattern of the Upper Limit of Montane Deciduous Broad-Leaved Forests and Its Geographical Interpretation in the East Monsoon Realm of China

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 1225
Author(s):  
Jing Wang ◽  
Baiping Zhang ◽  
Yonghui Yao
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Pattern ◽  
Cold Tolerance ◽  
Dominant Species ◽  
Climatic Factors ◽  
Mountain Ranges ◽  
Upper Limit ◽  
Qinling Mountain ◽  
Broad Leaved Forest ◽  
Precipitation Seasonality ◽  
Leaved Forest

Montane deciduous broad-leaved forests (MDB) are mainly distributed in the east monsoon realm of China. The upper limit of MDB significantly varies from mountain to mountain. However, the spatial pattern of the upper limit of MDB and its underlying drivers are still unknown. In this study, we conducted hierarchical multiple regression to quantify the effect of climatic factors, peak elevation, and cold tolerance of dominant species on the geographical distribution of the upper limit of MDB on 75 mountains in the east monsoon realm of China. The results show that: (1) the upper limit of MDB in the east monsoon realm of China, 2800 m, is the highest in Taibai peak of the Qinling mountain ranges, from where it tends to decrease both northward and southward. (2) The upper limit of MDB on the mountains with climatic treeline is mainly affected by climatic factors, the minimum temperature of the coldest month (MinT), and the precipitation seasonality (PS), with an R2 of 0.733. (3) The upper limit of MDB on both temperate and subtropical mountains without climatic treeline is affected by MinT, PS, peak elevation, and cold tolerance of dominant species together, with an R2 of 0.793 and 0.748, respectively. (4) The dominant species of the upper limit of MDB significantly differ temperate and subtropical ranges, the former of which is mainly in the genus Betula, and the latter of which is in the genus Quercus. The upper limit of MDB with the genus Fagus as dominant species is only distributed in the mountains towards the south of the Qinling mountain ranges. (5) The warmth index (WI) at the upper limit of deciduous broad-leaved forest on the mountains with climatic treeline is about 60 °C month, which is lower than that at the northernmost boundary of the latitudinal distributed deciduous broad-leaved forest (90 °C month). Our study revealed the spatial pattern and geographical drivers of the upper limit of MDB, improved our understanding of differences in MDB vegetation among different mountain ranges, and provided climatic correlates for predicting the dynamics of the upper limit of MDB under climate change.

The analysis of mesophytic broad-leaved forest associations in the center of European Russia

2003 ◽  
pp. 3-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. B. Zaugolnova ◽  
T. Yu. Braslavskaya
Keyword(s):  
Climatic Factors ◽  
Detrended Correspondence Analysis ◽  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Steppe Zone ◽  
Russian Plain ◽  
Forest Steppe ◽  
Forest Zone ◽  
Broad Leaved Forest ◽  
Direct Ordination ◽  
Leaved Forest

The comparative analysis of floristic composition of the Russian Plain center broad-leaved forests of the alliance Carpinion betuli Issler 1931 em. Meyer 1937 was carried out by means of detrended correspondence analysis (DCA) and direct ordination along ecological factor scales. The three associations representing the proper zonal units of the area, namely Querco-Tilietum cordatae Laivinš 1983 in the hemiboreal forest zone, Aceri campestris—Tilietum cordatae ass. nov. hoc loco in the broad-leaved forest zone, and Aceri campestris—Quercetum roboris Bulokhov et Solomeshch 1991 in the forest-steppe zone are characterized. Although all the forest stands described are small geographically isolated fragments, their floristic composition demonstrates the existence of syntaxonomic continuum and seems to be influenced by landscape features and anthropogenic disturbance just as strong as by zonal climatic factors. As a result of the undertaken analysis, the syntaxonomical revision of the Central-Russian broad-leaved forests of the alliance Carpinion betuli Issler 1931 em. Meyer 1937 is proposed.

Analysis of the dynamic spatial pattern of adult Coleoptera communities at fine scale in a temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
胡媛媛 HU Yuanyuan ◽  
朱纪元 ZHU Jiyuan ◽  
闫龙 YAN Long ◽  
曹阳 CAO Yang ◽  
高梅香 GAO Meixiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Pattern ◽  
Fine Scale ◽  
Broad Leaved Forest ◽  
Temperate Deciduous ◽  
Leaved Forest

Coldness index does not indicate the upper limit of evergreen broad-leaved forest on a subtropical island

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ching-An Chiu ◽  
Chyi-Rong Chiou ◽  
Jian-Rong Lin ◽  
Po-Hsiung Lin ◽  
Cheng-Tao Lin
Keyword(s):  
Upper Limit ◽  
Broad Leaved Forest ◽  
Leaved Forest

Spatial patterns of dominant species in a subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest in Jiulian Mountain Jiangxi Province, China

2012 ◽  
Vol 32 (9) ◽  
pp. 2729-2737
Author(s):  
范娟 FAN Juan ◽  
赵秀海 ZHAO Xiuhai ◽  
汪金松 WANG Jinsong ◽  
张春雨 ZHANG Chunyu ◽  
何俊 HE Jun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Patterns ◽  
Dominant Species ◽  
Jiangxi Province ◽  
Broad Leaved Forest ◽  
Leaved Forest

Spatial point patterns of dominant species by individuals and biomass in a subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
胡砚秋 HU Yanqiu ◽  
李文斌 LI Wenbin ◽  
崔佳玉 CUI Jiayu ◽  
苏志尧 SU Zhiyao
Keyword(s):  
Dominant Species ◽  
Point Patterns ◽  
Spatial Point ◽  
Spatial Point Patterns ◽  
Broad Leaved Forest ◽  
Leaved Forest

Spatial Pattern of Bird-Dispersed Seed Rain ofDaphniphyllum macropodumin an Evergreen Broad-Leaved Forest

1997 ◽  
Vol 6 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 187-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yohsuke Kominami ◽  
Hiroyuki Tanouchi ◽  
Tamotsu Sato
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Pattern ◽  
Seed Rain ◽  
Broad Leaved Forest ◽  
Leaved Forest

The analysis of mesophytic broad-leaved forest associations in the center of European Russia

2003 ◽  
pp. 3-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. B. Zaugolnova ◽  
T. Yu. Braslavskaya
Keyword(s):  
Climatic Factors ◽  
Detrended Correspondence Analysis ◽  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Steppe Zone ◽  
Russian Plain ◽  
Forest Steppe ◽  
Forest Zone ◽  
Broad Leaved Forest ◽  
Direct Ordination ◽  
Leaved Forest

The comparative analysis of floristic composition of the Russian Plain center broad-leaved forests of the alliance Carpinion betuli Issler 1931 em. Meyer 1937 was carried out by means of detrended correspondence analysis (DCA) and direct ordination along ecological factor scales. The three associations representing the proper zonal units of the area, namely Querco-Tilietum cordatae Laivinš 1983 in the hemiboreal forest zone, Aceri campestris—Tilietum cordatae ass. nov. hoc loco in the broad-leaved forest zone, and Aceri campestris—Quercetum roboris Bulokhov et Solomeshch 1991 in the forest-steppe zone are characterized. Although all the forest stands described are small geographically isolated fragments, their floristic composition demonstrates the existence of syntaxonomic continuum and seems to be influenced by landscape features and anthropogenic disturbance just as strong as by zonal climatic factors. As a result of the undertaken analysis, the syntaxonomical revision of the Central-Russian broad-leaved forests of the alliance Carpinion betuli Issler 1931 em. Meyer 1937 is proposed.

Classification of vegetation in Cucphuong National Park with the aim of large-scale mapping, Vietnam

1996 ◽  
pp. 64-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguen Nghia Thin ◽  
Nguen Ba Thu ◽  
Tran Van Thuy
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Satellite Images ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Aerial Photographs ◽  
Vegetation Map ◽  
Dense Forest ◽  
Broad Leaved Forest ◽  
Leaved Forest

The tropical seasonal rainy evergreen broad-leaved forest vegetation of the Cucphoung National Park has been classified and the distribution of plant communities has been shown on the map using the relations of vegetation to geology, geomorphology and pedology. The method of vegetation mapping includes: 1) the identifying of vegetation types in the remote-sensed materials (aerial photographs and satellite images); 2) field work to compile the interpretation keys and to characterize all the communities of a study area; 3) compilation of the final vegetation map using the combined information. In the classification presented a number of different level vegetation units have been identified: formation classes (3), formation sub-classes (3), formation groups (3), formations (4), subformations (10) and communities (19). Communities have been taken as mapping units. So in the vegetation map of the National Park 19 vegetation categories has been shown altogether, among them 13 are natural primary communities, and 6 are the secondary, anthropogenic ones. The secondary succession goes through 3 main stages: grassland herbaceous xerophytic vegetation, xerophytic scrub, dense forest.

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