Structure of the Epiphyte Community in a Tropical Montane Forest in SW China

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	Structure of the Epiphyte Community in a Tropical Montane Forest in SW China
	Zhao, Mingxu1,2,5 ; Geekiyanage, Nalaka 3,4; Xu, Jianchu1,5 ; Khin, Myo Myo 6; Nurdiana, Dian Ridwan 7; Paudel, Ekananda 1,2,5; Harrison, Rhett Daniel 1,5
刊名	PLOS ONE
	2015-04-09
卷号	10 期号:4 页码:e0122210
通讯作者	Harrison,RD (reprint author),Chinese Acad Sci,Kunming Inst Bot,Key Lab Plant Div & Biogeog East Asia,Kunming,Yunnan,Peoples R China. ; r.harrison@cgiar.org
英文摘要	Vascular epiphytes are an understudied and particularly important component of tropical forest ecosystems. However, owing to the difficulties of access, little is known about the properties of epiphyte-host tree communities and the factors structuring them, especially in Asia. We investigated factors structuring the vascular epiphyte-host community and its network properties in a tropical montane forest in Xishuangbanna, SW China. Vascular epiphytes were surveyed in six plots located in mature forests. Six host and four micro-site environmental factors were investigated. Epiphyte diversity was strongly correlated with host size (DBH, diameter at breast height), while within hosts the highest epiphyte diversity was in the middle canopy and epiphyte diversity was significantly higher in sites with canopy soil or a moss mat than on bare bark. DBH, elevation and stem height explained 22% of the total variation in the epiphyte species assemblage among hosts, and DBH was the most important factor which alone explained 6% of the variation. Within hosts, 51% of the variation in epiphyte assemblage composition was explained by canopy position and substrate, and the most important single factor was substrate which accounted for 16% of the variation. Analysis of network properties indicated that the epiphyte host community was highly nested, with a low level of epiphyte specialization, and an almost even interaction strength between epiphytes and host trees. Together, these results indicate that large trees harbor a substantial proportion of the epiphyte community in this forest.
学科主题	Multidisciplinary Sciences
类目[WOS]	Multidisciplinary Sciences
研究领域[WOS]	Science & Technology - Other Topics
关键词[WOS]	LOWLAND RAIN-FOREST ; VASCULAR EPIPHYTES ; DIVERSITY PATTERNS ; COSTA-RICA ; NESTEDNESS ; ECOLOGY ; CANOPY ; NETWORKS ; MATRICES ; RICHNESS
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000352588500033
公开日期	2015-07-07
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.kib.ac.cn/handle/151853/20660]
专题	昆明植物研究所_中国科学院东亚植物多样性与生物地理学重点实验室
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Kunming Inst Bot, Key Lab Plant Div & Biogeog East Asia, Kunming, Yunnan, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China 3.Kyoto Univ, Grad Sch Agr, Div Forest & Biomat Sci, Lab Trop Forest Resources & Environm, Kitashirakawa Oiwake, Kyoto, Japan 4.Rajarata Univ Sri Lanka, Fac Agr, Dept Plant Sci, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka 5.World Agroforestry Ctr, East Asia Off, Kunming, Yunnan, Peoples R China 6.Wildlife Conservat Soc, Yangon, Myanmar 7.Indonesian Inst Sci, Cibodas Bot Garden, Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhao, Mingxu,Geekiyanage, Nalaka,Xu, Jianchu,et al. Structure of the Epiphyte Community in a Tropical Montane Forest in SW China[J]. PLOS ONE,2015,10(4):e0122210.
APA	Zhao, Mingxu.,Geekiyanage, Nalaka.,Xu, Jianchu.,Khin, Myo Myo.,Nurdiana, Dian Ridwan.,...&Harrison, Rhett Daniel.(2015).Structure of the Epiphyte Community in a Tropical Montane Forest in SW China.PLOS ONE,10(4),e0122210.
MLA	Zhao, Mingxu,et al."Structure of the Epiphyte Community in a Tropical Montane Forest in SW China".PLOS ONE 10.4(2015):e0122210.