STRUCTURE, TREE SPECIES DIVERSITY AND COMPOSITION OF TROPICAL SEASONAL RAINFORESTS IN XISHUANGBANNA, SOUTH-WEST CHINA

	STRUCTURE, TREE SPECIES DIVERSITY AND COMPOSITION OF TROPICAL SEASONAL RAINFORESTS IN XISHUANGBANNA, SOUTH-WEST CHINA
	Lue, X. T.1,2; Yin, J. X.1; Tang, J. W.1
刊名	JOURNAL OF TROPICAL FOREST SCIENCE
	2010-07-01
卷号	22 期号:3 页码:260-270
关键词	Alpha Diversity Beta Diversity Biodiversity Index Floristic Composition Mature Forest South-east Asia Species Richness Tropical Forest
ISSN号	0128-1283
英文摘要	LU XT, YIN JX & TANG JW. 2010. Structure, tree species diversity and composition of tropical seasonal rainforests in Xishuangbanna, south-west China. We described the tree species diversity and floristic composition of a tropical seasonal rainforest located in Xishuangbanna, south-west China, based on a census of all trees with diameter at breast height (dbh) >= 10 cm in three 1-ha plots. A total of 1283 stems of 53 families, 125 genera and 207 species were recorded in these plots. Families with greatest importance value were Euphorbiaceae, Meliaceae, Sapindaceae, Lauraceae and Lecythidaceae. Lauraceae was the most species-rich family. Forest structure was marked by few tall emergent trees, such as Pometia tomentosa (Sapindaceae). The average number of large trees (dbh a 70 cm) was 15 stems ha(-1) Beta diversity indices indicated that tree species composition differed greatly among the three plots. Our results revealed that species diversity of tropical seasonal rainforests in Xishuangbanna was lower than that of tropical lowland rainforest in South-East Asia. This may be due to lower annual precipitation, higher elevation and more distinct seasonality in Xishuangbanna. Additionally, tree species composition in our study area differs from that of the dipterocarp forests in South-East Asia. This study will help us to understand the patterns of tree species composition and diversity in the northern edge of tropical Asia.
WOS研究方向	Forestry
语种	英语
出版者	FOREST RESEARCH INST MALAYSIA
WOS记录号	WOS:000280653200005
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://210.72.129.5/handle/321005/121331]
专题	中国科学院沈阳应用生态研究所
通讯作者	Tang, J. W.
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Xishuangbanna Trop Bot Garden, Mengla 666303, Yunnan, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Appl Ecol, Shenyang 110016, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Lue, X. T.,Yin, J. X.,Tang, J. W.. STRUCTURE, TREE SPECIES DIVERSITY AND COMPOSITION OF TROPICAL SEASONAL RAINFORESTS IN XISHUANGBANNA, SOUTH-WEST CHINA[J]. JOURNAL OF TROPICAL FOREST SCIENCE,2010,22(3):260-270.
APA	Lue, X. T.,Yin, J. X.,&Tang, J. W..(2010).STRUCTURE, TREE SPECIES DIVERSITY AND COMPOSITION OF TROPICAL SEASONAL RAINFORESTS IN XISHUANGBANNA, SOUTH-WEST CHINA.JOURNAL OF TROPICAL FOREST SCIENCE,22(3),260-270.
MLA	Lue, X. T.,et al."STRUCTURE, TREE SPECIES DIVERSITY AND COMPOSITION OF TROPICAL SEASONAL RAINFORESTS IN XISHUANGBANNA, SOUTH-WEST CHINA".JOURNAL OF TROPICAL FOREST SCIENCE 22.3(2010):260-270.