Biodiv Sci ›› 2024, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (12): 24338. DOI: 10.17520/biods.2024338 cstr: 32101.14.biods.2024338
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Kailun Xu1,2(), Xiaorong Chen3, Minhua Zhang1,2,*(
)(
), Wanwan Yu1,2(
), Sumei Wu3, Zhicheng Zhu3, Dingyun Chen3, Rongguang Lan3, Shu Dong1,2(
), Yu Liu1,2
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2024-07-29
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2024-12-20
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Kailun Xu, Xiaorong Chen, Minhua Zhang, Wanwan Yu, Sumei Wu, Zhicheng Zhu, Dingyun Chen, Rongguang Lan, Shu Dong, Yu Liu. Succession and topography jointly influence the diversity of plant sexual systems in the Baishanzu forest community[J]. Biodiv Sci, 2024, 32(12): 24338.
Fig. 2 Raincloud plots of species abundance (a), diameter at breast height of species (b), and species importance values (c) of different sexual systems in the 25 ha plot. ns represents no significant difference between the vertical sample plots and the horizontal sample plots; *** P < 0.001.
Fig. 3 Numerical characteristics of different plant sexual systems at the 20 m × 20 m quadrat scale in the plot. (a) Raincloud plot of species abundance in different sexual systems; (b) Raincloud plots of relative abundance of species in different sexual systems. (c) Heatmap of the 1D index. (d) Heatmap of the 2D index. *** P < 0.001.
Fig. 4 Effects of environment and succession on numerical characteristics of plant sexual systems. (a) Redundancy analysis of numerical characteristics of sexual systems and environmental factors and succession. The blue lines in the graph represent the environmental factors and the red lines represent the quantitative characteristics of different systems. CUNLAN, The relative abundance of Cunninghamia lanceolata in each quadrat; PINTAI, The relative abundance of Pinus taiwanensis in each quadrat; E, Elevation; pH, Degree of acidity or alkalinity; OC, Organic carbon; NO3--N, Nitrate nitrogen; NH4+-N, Ammonium nitrogen; Al, Aluminium; Cu, Copper; Mn, Manganese; TP, Total phosphorus; HN, Number of the individual with hermaphrodite; HP, Proportion of hermaphrodite species; HR, Relative abundance of hermaphrodite; MN, Number of individual with monoecy; MP, Proportion of monoecy species; MR, Relative abundance of monoecy; DN, Number of individual with dioecy; DP, Proportion of dioecy species; DR, Relative abundance of dioecy. (b) The Venn diagram of variation partitioning explained by topographic, soil physicochemical properties and succession.
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