Species Association of the Dominant Tree Species in an Old-Growth Forest and Implications for Enrichment Planting for the Restoration of Natural Degraded Forest in Subtropical China
Liu, Ziwei; Zhu, Yan3; Wang, Jianjun; Ma, Wu1; Meng, Jinghui
刊名FORESTS
2019
卷号10期号:11
关键词subtropical natural forests enrichment planting natural degraded forests species arrangement dominant tree species
DOI10.3390/f10110957
文献子类Article
英文摘要Subtropical natural forests are unique due to their ecological and economic functions. However, most of these forests are highly degraded, which impairs the ability to provide ecological and economic benefits. Enrichment planting is an important approach to restore natural degraded forests. Species arrangement is of great importance to inform enrichment planting. Species association refers to the interrelationship of different species occupying a habitat and is a static description of the organic connection formed by the interaction of species. Species association, therefore, provides a scientific basis for species arrangement in enrichment planting. Additionally, because an old-growth forest is a climax community that has attained great age without significant disturbance, the species association in an old-growth forest can provide valuable information on the reference conditions for forest management. In this study, the species association between dominant tree species (including saplings and adult trees) was investigated in an old-growth forest in the Gutianshan National Nature Reserve in Zhejiang province in subtropical China. The objective of the study was to inform species arrangement for enrichment planting. The result showed that the overall species association exhibited a significant net positive association, indicating a dynamic balance of stable structure and species composition in the old-growth forest. Additionally, the pairwise species association was examined using the chi(2) test, the Dice index, and Spearman's rank correlation coefficient; significant positive and negative pairwise species associations were detected. Based on the species association and the light requirements of the tree species, an optimal species arrangement was determined to support enrichment planting for restoring natural degraded forests. It is expected that the results of this study will contribute to the restoration of natural degraded forests in subtropical China.
学科主题Forestry
电子版国际标准刊号1999-4907
出版地BASEL
WOS关键词INTERSPECIFIC ASSOCIATION ; REGENERATION ; ESTABLISHMENT ; COMMUNITIES ; PLANTATION ; DIVERSITY ; STANDS ; PINE ; LAND
WOS研究方向Forestry
语种英语
出版者MDPI
WOS记录号WOS:000502262700023
资助机构National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [31870408]
内容类型期刊论文
源URL[http://ir.ibcas.ac.cn/handle/2S10CLM1/19727]  
专题植被与环境变化国家重点实验室
作者单位1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Bot, State Key Lab Vegetat & Environm Change, Beijing 100083, Peoples R China
2.Purdue Univ, Dept Forestry & Nat Resources, 175 West State St, W Lafayette, IN 47906 USA
3.Beijing Forestry Univ, Res Ctr Forest Management Engn, Natl Forestry & Grassland Adm, Beijing 100083, Peoples R China
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Liu, Ziwei,Zhu, Yan,Wang, Jianjun,et al. Species Association of the Dominant Tree Species in an Old-Growth Forest and Implications for Enrichment Planting for the Restoration of Natural Degraded Forest in Subtropical China[J]. FORESTS,2019,10(11).
APA Liu, Ziwei,Zhu, Yan,Wang, Jianjun,Ma, Wu,&Meng, Jinghui.(2019).Species Association of the Dominant Tree Species in an Old-Growth Forest and Implications for Enrichment Planting for the Restoration of Natural Degraded Forest in Subtropical China.FORESTS,10(11).
MLA Liu, Ziwei,et al."Species Association of the Dominant Tree Species in an Old-Growth Forest and Implications for Enrichment Planting for the Restoration of Natural Degraded Forest in Subtropical China".FORESTS 10.11(2019).
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