Community dynamics of a montane Fagus engleriana-Cyclobalanopsis multiervis mixed forest in Shennongjia, Hubei, China

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1003.2012.11053

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Abstract:

Montane evergreen and deciduous broad-leaved mixed forests are some of the main vegetation types in China. Specifically, the Fagus-Cyclobalanopsis mixed forest is a dominant forest community in the mountainous region of Shennongjia. Using three datasets (2001, 2006, and 2010) from a permanent 120 m × 80 m plot in the montane evergreen and deciduous broad-leaved mixed forest in Shengnongjia, we analyzed the dynamics of tree species composition and community structure for individual trees (DBH ≥ 4 cm). We found that total species number increased from 81 in 2001 to 84 in 2006, and then decreased to 83 in 2010. Dominant species remained constant throughout the study period, including Cyclobalanopsis multiervis, Fagus engleriana, Rhododendron hypoglaucum and Lithocarpus henryi. Stem number and basal area followed the same trend with an initial increase, followed by a decline. The mortality and recruitment of this survey plot changed substantially over the nine-year study period. Although an ice storm in 2008 had some impact on the community, the species richness and community structure did not alter significantly and the community appeared to be in a state of dynamic equilibrium with strong resilience to external disturbances.

Key words: biodiversity monitoring, mortality and recruitment, ice-storm, forest dynamics, zonal vegetation

Jielin Ge, Gaoming Xiong, Longqiang Deng, Changming Zhao, Guozhen Shen, Zongqiang Xie. Community dynamics of a montane Fagus engleriana-Cyclobalanopsis multiervis mixed forest in Shennongjia, Hubei, China[J]. Biodiv Sci, 2012, 20(6): 643-653.

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变量 Variable	2001	2006	2010
物种数 Species richness	81	84	83
树木数 Number of trees	2,566	2,653	2,481
死亡数 Number of mortality	-	42	328
增补数 Number of recruitment	-	129	156
每年死亡率 Annual mortality (%)	-	0.33	3.3
每年增补率 Annual recruitment (%)	-	1.00	1.62
胸高断面积 Basal area (m²/ha)	39.26	42.05	41.85
损失 Loss (m²/ha)	-	0.57	3.12
增加 Gain (m²/ha)	-	3.36	2.92
半衰期 Half-life time (years)	-	209.7	20.66
加倍期 Double time (years)	-	69.67	43.13
动态系数 Dynamism (%)	-	1.97	2.46

变量 Variable	2001	2006	2010
物种数 Species richness	81	84	83
树木数 Number of trees	2,566	2,653	2,481
死亡数 Number of mortality	-	42	328
增补数 Number of recruitment	-	129	156
每年死亡率 Annual mortality (%)	-	0.33	3.3
每年增补率 Annual recruitment (%)	-	1.00	1.62
胸高断面积 Basal area (m²/ha)	39.26	42.05	41.85
损失 Loss (m²/ha)	-	0.57	3.12
增加 Gain (m²/ha)	-	3.36	2.92
半衰期 Half-life time (years)	-	209.7	20.66
加倍期 Double time (years)	-	69.67	43.13
动态系数 Dynamism (%)	-	1.97	2.46

种名 Species	重要值 Importance value
种名 Species	2001	2006	2010
多脉青冈 Cyclobalanopsis multiervis	24.52	24.84	24.36
米心水青冈 Fagus engleriana	9.59	9.39	9.63
粉白杜鹃 Rhododendron hypoglaucum	5.74	5.75	5.69
灰柯 Lithocarpus henryi	4.33	4.27	3.77
四照花 Dendrobenthamia japonica var. chinensis	3.57	3.59	3.62
五角枫 Acer pictum subsp. mono	3.54	3.45	3.28
香椿 Toona sinensis	2.75	2.85	2.95
粉椴 Tilia oliveri	2.59	2.57	2.72
血皮槭 Acer griseum	2.47	2.48	2.61
三桠乌药 Lindera obtusiloba	2.12	2.05	2.05
猫儿刺 Ilex pernyi	2.06	2.17	2.56
卷毛梾木 Swida ulotricha	1.57	1.65	1.62
短柄枹栎 Quercus serrata var. brevipetiolata	1.52	1.50	1.46
巴东栎 Quercus engleriana	1.42	1.34	1.40
香桦 Betula insignis	1.40	1.39	1.46
深裂中华槭 Acer sinense var. longilobum	1.35	1.38	1.42
老鸹铃 Styrax hemsleyanus	1.28	1.18	1.18
领春木 Euptelea pleiospermum	1.26	1.26	1.16
阔蜡瓣花 Corylopsis platypetala	1.24	1.29	1.18
湖北鹅耳枥 Carpinus hupeana	1.18	1.17	1.16
合计 Total 常绿树种 Evergreen species	43.19	43.65	43.69
落叶树种 Deciduous species	56.81	56.35	56.31

种名 Species	重要值 Importance value
种名 Species	2001	2006	2010
多脉青冈 Cyclobalanopsis multiervis	24.52	24.84	24.36
米心水青冈 Fagus engleriana	9.59	9.39	9.63
粉白杜鹃 Rhododendron hypoglaucum	5.74	5.75	5.69
灰柯 Lithocarpus henryi	4.33	4.27	3.77
四照花 Dendrobenthamia japonica var. chinensis	3.57	3.59	3.62
五角枫 Acer pictum subsp. mono	3.54	3.45	3.28
香椿 Toona sinensis	2.75	2.85	2.95
粉椴 Tilia oliveri	2.59	2.57	2.72
血皮槭 Acer griseum	2.47	2.48	2.61
三桠乌药 Lindera obtusiloba	2.12	2.05	2.05
猫儿刺 Ilex pernyi	2.06	2.17	2.56
卷毛梾木 Swida ulotricha	1.57	1.65	1.62
短柄枹栎 Quercus serrata var. brevipetiolata	1.52	1.50	1.46
巴东栎 Quercus engleriana	1.42	1.34	1.40
香桦 Betula insignis	1.40	1.39	1.46
深裂中华槭 Acer sinense var. longilobum	1.35	1.38	1.42
老鸹铃 Styrax hemsleyanus	1.28	1.18	1.18
领春木 Euptelea pleiospermum	1.26	1.26	1.16
阔蜡瓣花 Corylopsis platypetala	1.24	1.29	1.18
湖北鹅耳枥 Carpinus hupeana	1.18	1.17	1.16
合计 Total 常绿树种 Evergreen species	43.19	43.65	43.69
落叶树种 Deciduous species	56.81	56.35	56.31

	2001-2006	2006-2010
平均生长速率 Average growth rate	1.27	1 .48
最大生长速率 Maximum growth rate	11.00	17.00
常绿树种 Evergreen tree species	0.83	1.42
落叶树种 Deciduous tree species	1.11	1.62