Biodiv Sci ›› 2015, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (2): 183-191. DOI: 10.17520/biods.2014126
• Original Papers: Community Structure and Patterns of Tropical and Subtropical Forest in China • Previous Articles Next Articles
Yili Guo, Bin Wang, Wusheng Xiang, Tao Ding, Shuhua Lu, Yusong Huang, Fuzhao Huang, Dongxing Li, Xiankun Li*()
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2014-06-16
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2014-10-20
Online:
2015-03-20
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2015-04-09
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Yili Guo, Bin Wang, Wusheng Xiang, Tao Ding, Shuhua Lu, Yusong Huang, Fuzhao Huang, Dongxing Li, Xiankun Li. Spatial distribution of tree species in a tropical karst seasonal rainforest in Nonggang, Guangxi, southern China[J]. Biodiv Sci, 2015, 23(2): 183-191.
Fig. 2 Proportion of species showing significantly aggregation, regularity and random over scales under the complete spatial randomness (CSR, open signs) and heterogeneous Poisson process (HPP, solid signs) in the Nonggang Forest Dynamics Plot. Aggregation (squares), regularity (triangles) and random (circles).
Fig. 3 Five examples of species distribution in the Nonggang Forest Dynamics Plot. Middle and right panels showing the relationship between g(r) and scales for the five species, while left panels showing their corresponding distribution patterns. The lines with points are for g(r); the other lines are the simulation envelopes generated from 999 Monte Carlo simulations under the null hypothesis of Complete Spatial Randomness (CSR) and Heterogeneous Poisson process (HPP).
Fig. 4 Relationship between aggregation index (g0-10(r)) and mean DBH, maximumal DBH and abundance of species with abundance ≥ 15 in the Nonggang Forest Dynamics Plot.
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