Distribution of shrublands in relation to soil and climate in mid-subtropical China

doi:10.1093/jpe/rtv070

	Distribution of shrublands in relation to soil and climate in mid-subtropical China
	Li, Jiaxiang 1,2; Xiong, Gaoming ; Xu, Wenting ; Xie, Zongqiang
	2016
发表期刊	JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY
ISSN	1752-9921
卷号	9 期号:4 页码:393-401
摘要	Understanding relationships between vegetation and environments is of importance for ecosystem restoration and management. However, information on how environments influence the floristic patterns of shrublands is lack, especially in the subtropical China. In this study, we explored how environments regulate species composition of shrublands at landscape scale in mid-subtropical China. We investigated species composition and measured the climate and soil environments for 207 shrubland plots in mid-subtropical China (24A degrees 39'aEuro30A degrees 08'N, 108A degrees 47'aEuro114A degrees 15'E). We applied a hierarchical cluster analysis and indicator species analysis based on the Bray-Curtis similarity index to identify the main shrubland types and employed principal coordinate analysis (PCoA) to explore the relationship between floristic composition and environment. We identified four shrubland types occurring in different environmental conditions. Montane shrubland, dominated by species suitable for cool climates (e.g. Rhododendron simsii), were distributed in steep areas at comparatively high altitudes; foothill shrubland, dominated by mesophilous species (e.g. Loropetalum chinense), were distributed in low mountains and hills; pioneer shrubland, dominated by fast grow and short-life cycles species (e.g. Rhus chinensis), were distributed at low altitudes with dense population; and finally, limestone shrubland, dominated by calcicole plants (e.g. Coriaria nepalensis), were distributed in the extensive karst areas. Communities occurring in high pH soils were completely separated from those in low pH soils according to the hierarchical cluster analysis. PCoA ordination associated the four types with distinct edaphic and climatic gradients. Soil pH explained 63.3% of variation in PCoA, followed by soil depth and soil bulk density.
关键词	floristic composition vegetation-environment relationship environmental filtering principal coordinate analysis
学科领域	Plant Sciences ; Ecology ; Forestry
DOI	10.1093/jpe/rtv070
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
WOS关键词	VEGETATION-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONSHIPS ; SOUTH CHINA ; ACIDIFICATION ; FOREST ; CLASSIFICATION ; COMMUNITIES ; DEPOSITION ; DIVERSITY ; PATTERNS ; NITROGEN
WOS研究方向	Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
WOS记录号	WOS:000383263200003
出版者	OXFORD UNIV PRESS
文献子类	Article
出版地	OXFORD
EISSN	1752-993X
资助机构	'Strategic Priority Research Program - Climate Change: Carbon Budget and Related Issues' of the Chinese Academy of Sciences [XDA05050302]
作者邮箱	xie@ibcas.ac.cn
作品OA属性	Bronze
引用统计	被引频次：9[WOS] [WOS记录] [WOS相关记录]
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.ibcas.ac.cn/handle/2S10CLM1/25226
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, 20 Nanxincun, Beijing 100093, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Grad Univ, 19 Yuquan Rd, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 3.Cent South Univ Forestry & Technol, Sch Forestry, 498 Shaoshannan Rd, Changsha 410004, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Li, Jiaxiang,Xiong, Gaoming,Xu, Wenting,et al. Distribution of shrublands in relation to soil and climate in mid-subtropical China[J]. JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY,2016,9(4):393-401.
APA	Li, Jiaxiang,Xiong, Gaoming,Xu, Wenting,&Xie, Zongqiang.(2016).Distribution of shrublands in relation to soil and climate in mid-subtropical China.JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY,9(4),393-401.
MLA	Li, Jiaxiang,et al."Distribution of shrublands in relation to soil and climate in mid-subtropical China".JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY 9.4(2016):393-401.

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