Taxonomic and phylogenetic α and β diversities of major subtropical forest community types in Zhejiang Province

doi:10.17520/biods.2016114

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Knowledge of taxonomic and phylogenetic α and β diversities of different forest types is critical to improving our understanding of forests and their structure, which can guide forest management and biodiversity conservation. In this study, we investigated the taxonomic and phylogenetic α (Shannon-Wiener index and PSV (phylogenetic species variability) diversity, respectively) and β (Chao’s index and PCDp (phylogenetic community dissimilarity among nonshared species) diversity, respectively) diversities of four main forest types, including evergreen broad-leaved forest (EBLF), evergreen and deciduous broad-leaved mixed forest (EDBLF), deciduous broad-leaved forest (DBLF), and coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forest (CBLF) in Zhejiang Province. α diversity represents biodiversity within a single forest plot; β diversity is divided into two levels. One is the β diversity between forest plots within a single forest type (intra-forest type β diversity), and the other the β diversity between forest plots from different forest types (inter-forest type β diversity). We found that the taxonomic and phylogenetic α diversities differed among forest types. However, when the geographical and topographical variables were taken into account, these differences largely disappeared. We also found the intra- and inter-forest type β diversities greatly differed, and the overall intra-forest type β diversity was lower than inter-forest type β diversity, regardless of whether geographical and topographical variables were controlled. These results suggest the controlling factors of taxonomic and phylogenetic α and β diversities differ in the studied subtropical forest types. Geographical and topographical variables may play critical roles in influencing forest taxonomic and phylogenetic α diversities, whereas forest type is largely responsible for forest taxonomic and phylogenetic β diversities.

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Key words: α, diversity, β, diversity, topography, longitude, latitude, nature reserve

Yuexia Wang, Yi Jin, Chuping Wu, Dongming Wong, Lixing Ye, Deliang Chen, Jianping Yu, Jinliang Liu, Lei Zhong, Mingjian Yu. Taxonomic and phylogenetic α and β diversities of major subtropical forest community types in Zhejiang Province[J]. Biodiv Sci, 2016, 24(8): 863-874.

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变量类型 Variable type	描述 Description
分类变量 Categorical variable	类别 Category
森林类型 Forest type	常绿阔叶林 Evergreen broad-leaved forest (EBLF) 常绿落叶阔叶混交林 Evergreen deciduous broad-leaved mixed forest (EDBLF) 落叶阔叶林 Deciduous broad-leaved forest (DBLF) 针阔叶混交林 Coniferous broad-leaved mixed forest (CBLF)
连续变量 Continuous variable (unit)	范围 Range	平均值 Mean
经度 Longitude (°)	118.06-119.67	119.63
纬度 Latitude (°)	27.54-30.40	28.95
海拔 Elevation (m)	363-1,54	974.08
坡度 Slope (°)	10.2-45	30.36
坡向 Aspect (°)	5.0-358.6	172.5

变量类型 Variable type	描述 Description
分类变量 Categorical variable	类别 Category
森林类型 Forest type	常绿阔叶林 Evergreen broad-leaved forest (EBLF) 常绿落叶阔叶混交林 Evergreen deciduous broad-leaved mixed forest (EDBLF) 落叶阔叶林 Deciduous broad-leaved forest (DBLF) 针阔叶混交林 Coniferous broad-leaved mixed forest (CBLF)
连续变量 Continuous variable (unit)	范围 Range	平均值 Mean
经度 Longitude (°)	118.06-119.67	119.63
纬度 Latitude (°)	27.54-30.40	28.95
海拔 Elevation (m)	363-1,54	974.08
坡度 Slope (°)	10.2-45	30.36
坡向 Aspect (°)	5.0-358.6	172.5

	Shannon-Wiener指数 Shannon-Wiener index	PSV指数 PSV index
常绿阔叶林vs.常绿落叶阔叶混交林 EBLF vs. EDBLF	-0.128	-0.019
常绿阔叶林vs.落叶阔叶林 EBLF vs. DBLF	-0.042	-0.042^*
常绿阔叶林vs.针阔叶混交林 EBLF vs. CBLF	0	-0.031
常绿落叶阔叶林vs.落叶阔叶林 EDBLF vs. DBLF	-0.111	0.006
常绿落叶阔叶混交林vs.针阔叶混交林 EDBLF vs. CBLF	0.278	0.027
落叶阔叶林vs.针阔叶混交林 DBLF vs. CBLF	0.328	0.019

	Shannon-Wiener指数 Shannon-Wiener index	PSV指数 PSV index
常绿阔叶林vs.常绿落叶阔叶混交林 EBLF vs. EDBLF	-0.128	-0.019
常绿阔叶林vs.落叶阔叶林 EBLF vs. DBLF	-0.042	-0.042^*
常绿阔叶林vs.针阔叶混交林 EBLF vs. CBLF	0	-0.031
常绿落叶阔叶林vs.落叶阔叶林 EDBLF vs. DBLF	-0.111	0.006
常绿落叶阔叶混交林vs.针阔叶混交林 EDBLF vs. CBLF	0.278	0.027
落叶阔叶林vs.针阔叶混交林 DBLF vs. CBLF	0.328	0.019

	Chao’s指数 Chao’s index	PCDp指数 PCDp index
常绿阔叶林vs.常绿落叶阔叶混交林 EBLF vs. EDBLF	-0.073	0.006
常绿阔叶林vs.落叶阔叶林 EBLF vs. DBLF	-0.256^***	-0.018^*
常绿阔叶林vs.针阔叶混交林 EBLF vs. CBLF	-0.038	-0.129^*
常绿落叶阔叶混交林vs.落叶阔叶林 EDBLF vs. DBLF	-0.13^*	-0.067^**
常绿落叶阔叶混交林vs.针阔叶混交林 EDBLF vs. CBLF	0.244^**	-0.044
落叶阔叶林vs.针阔叶混交林 DBLF vs. CBLF	0.315^***	0.02