A rapid and quantitative assessment of wetland vegetation restoration effects with Floristic Quality Assessment Index

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1003.2014.14078

Abstract

Abstract:

Conventional assessment of wetland conservation/restoration effects usually involves monitoring of multiple variables and requires interdisciplinary expertise in biology, environmental sciences and socioeconomics. As China is putting huge efforts into restoring degraded wetlands, fast and cost-effective methodologies for quantitative assessment of the conservation effects are crucial and in great need. For three years, we studied a former paddy field that was recently rehabilitated to a forested wetland in Yunqiao, southwest China. Floristic Quality Assessment Index (FQAI) was used as an ecological indicator to monitor rehabilitation progress with repeat yearly samplings of plant species information along four parallel fixed line-transects in the wetland. The conservative values were calculated for each species based on evaluation of all wetland plants in the floristic area. The results showed that both the mean coefficient of conservatism (CC_mean) and the FQAI increased significantly, while no clear trends were presented by the species diversity indices (Shannon-Wiener index, Simpson index, Pielou index) over the three year sampling period, suggesting FQAI is a promising and effective ecological indicator for rapid and quantitative measurement of vegetative rehabilitation effects in wetlands.

Key words: Floristic Quality Assessment Index, coefficient of conservatism, ecological indicator, species richness, wetland assessment

Wanting Peng, Peng Luo, Changqing Liu, Ronghua Tang, Yuanzhi Pan. A rapid and quantitative assessment of wetland vegetation restoration effects with Floristic Quality Assessment Index[J]. Biodiv Sci, 2014, 22(5): 564-573.

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年份 Year	总物种 Total species	本土植物 Native species	非本土植物 Non-native species	广布物种 Widespread species
2011	33.50 ± 5.04^a	30.00 ± 4.71^a	3.50 ± 0.50^a	23.50 ± 3.57^a
2012	35.50 ± 8.50^a	31.50 ± 8.06^a	4.00 ± 1.08^a	29.00 ± 4.65^a
2013	43.25 ± 6.92^a	39.75 ± 5.43^a	3.50 ± 1.65^a	19.75 ± 3.49^a

年份 Year	总物种 Total species	本土植物 Native species	非本土植物 Non-native species	广布物种 Widespread species
2011	33.50 ± 5.04^a	30.00 ± 4.71^a	3.50 ± 0.50^a	23.50 ± 3.57^a
2012	35.50 ± 8.50^a	31.50 ± 8.06^a	4.00 ± 1.08^a	29.00 ± 4.65^a
2013	43.25 ± 6.92^a	39.75 ± 5.43^a	3.50 ± 1.65^a	19.75 ± 3.49^a

年份 Year	Shannon-Wiener指数 Shannon-Wiener index	均匀度指数 Pielou index	优势度指数 Simpson index
2011	3.255 ± 0.202^a	0.936 ± 0.016^a	0.946 ± 0.029^a
2012	3.033 ± 0.359^a	0.875 ± 0.037^a	0.902 ± 0.079^a
2013	3.551 ± 0.195^a	0.954 ± 0.008^a	0.964 ± 0.015^a

年份 Year	Shannon-Wiener指数 Shannon-Wiener index	均匀度指数 Pielou index	优势度指数 Simpson index
2011	3.255 ± 0.202^a	0.936 ± 0.016^a	0.946 ± 0.029^a
2012	3.033 ± 0.359^a	0.875 ± 0.037^a	0.902 ± 0.079^a
2013	3.551 ± 0.195^a	0.954 ± 0.008^a	0.964 ± 0.015^a

科名 Family name	中文名 Chinese name	拉丁名 Latin name	作者赋值CC value by authors	专家赋值平均值 Mean CC value by experts	专家赋值标准差 Standard deviation of mean CC value by experts	最终值 Final CC value
卷柏科Selaginellaceae	伏地卷柏	Selaginella nipponica	8	7.5	0.500	8
	翠云草	Selaginella uncinata	8	7.8	0.433	8
水韭科 Isoetaceae 木贼科 Equisetaceae	中华水韭	Isoetes sinensis	10	9.8	0.433	10
	犬问荆	Equisetum palustre	4	3.5	0.500	4
	问荆	Equisetum arvense	1	1.0	0.000	1
	溪木贼	Equisetum fluviatile	4	4.3	0.829	4
	木贼	Equisetum hyemale	1	1.0	0.000	1
	披散木贼	Equisetum diffusum	1	1.0	0.000	1
	笔管草	Equisetum ramosissimum subsp. debile	1	1.0	0.000	1
	节节草	Equisetum ramosissimum	1	1.0	0.000	1
紫箕科 Osmundaceae	华南紫萁	Osmunda vachellii	3	2.3	0.433	3
	紫箕	Osmunda japonica	2	1.3	0.433	2
海金沙科 Lygodiaceae	海金沙	Lygodium japonicum	1	1.0	0.000	1
蚌壳蕨科 Dicksoniaceae	金毛狗	Cibotium barometz	6	6.0	0.707	6
骨碎补科Oleandracea	肾厥	Nephrolepis auriculata	7	7.3	0.433	7
铁线蕨科 Adiantaceae	铁线蕨	Adiantum capillus-veneris	2	1.5	0.500	2
	扇叶铁线蕨	Adiantum flabellulatum	8	8.0	0.707	8
里白科 Gleicheniaceae	里白	Hicriopteris glauca	5	4.8	0.829	5
	光里白	Hicriopteris laevissima	6	5.5	0.500	6
姬蕨科 Dennstaedtiaceae	边缘鳞盖蕨	Microlepia marginata	8	7.8	0.433	8
	姬蕨	Hypolepis punctata	7	7.3	0.433	7
水蕨科 Parkeriaceae	水蕨	Ceratopteris thalictroides	10	9.8	0.433	10
蹄盖蕨科 Athyriaceae	峨眉介蕨	Dryoathyrium unifurcatum	10	9.8	0.433	10
	假蹄盖蕨	Athyriopsis japonica	7	6.5	1.118	7
	尖头蹄盖蕨	Athyrium vidalii	7	7.0	0.707	7
	菜蕨	Callipteris esculenta	6	6.3	0.433	6
中国蕨科Sinopteridaceae	毛轴碎米蕨	Cheilosoria chusana	6	6.3	0.433	6
金星蕨科 Thelyptheridaceae	渐尖毛蕨	Cyclosorus acuminatus	7	7.0	0.707	7
	延羽卵果蕨	Phegopteris decursivepinnata	5	5.3	0.433	5
	沼泽蕨	Thelypteris palustris	5	5.3	0.829	5
	金星蕨	Parathelypteris glanduligera	1	1.0	0.000	1
	紫柄蕨	Pseudophegopteris pyrrhorachis	8	8.3	0.433	8
凤毛蕨科Pteridaceae	井栏边草	Pteris multifida	4	4.3	0.829	4
	蜈蚣蕨	Pteris vittata	1	1.0	0.000	1
蕨科Pteridiaceae	蕨	Pteridium aquilinum subsp. latiusculum	4	3.8	0.707	4
鳞毛蕨科 Dryopyeridaceae	稀羽鳞毛蕨	Dryopteris sparsa	1	1.0	0.000	1
	倒鳞鳞毛蕨	Dryopteris reflexosquamata	8	7.5	0.707	8
乌毛蕨科 Blechnaceae	胎生狗脊蕨	Woodwardia prolifera	7	7.0	0.707	7
	乌毛蕨	Blechnum orientale	9	9.2	0.707	9
球子蕨科 Onocleaceae	中华荚果蕨	Matteuccia intermedia	7	7.3	0.829	7
	荚果蕨(黄果香)	Matteuccia struthiopteris	7	7.3	1.090	7
满江红科 Azollaceae	满江红	Azolla pinnata subsp. asiatica	1	1	0.000	1
苹科 Marsileaceae	苹	Marsilea quadrisolia	1	1.0	0.000	1
槐叶苹科 Salviniaceae	槐叶苹	Salvinia natans	1	1.0	0.000	1