Chin J Plant Ecol ›› 2016, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (6): 615-619.DOI: 10.17521/cjpe.2015.0138

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Preliminary analysis of forest community structure of Yaoluoping National Nature Reserve in Yuexi County, Anhui Province, China

Zhi-Gao WANG1,*(), Zhong-Xin ZHANG1, Wen-Ge WANG2, Jun CHU2   

  1. 1School of Life Science, Anqing Normal University, the Province Key Laboratory of the Biodiversity and Ecological Conservation in Southwest Anhui, Anqing, Anhui 246133, China
    2Yaoluoping National Nature Reserve Administration Committee, Anqing, Anhui 246600, China
  • Received:2015-04-16 Accepted:2016-05-09 Online:2016-06-10 Published:2016-06-15
  • Contact: Zhi-Gao WANG

Abstract:

Three 1-hm2 permanent plots were established in the Yaoluoping National Nature Reserve in Anqing of Anhui Province. All trees with diameter at breast height (DBH) ≥ 2 cm were mapped, tagged with aluminum plates of unique numbers, and identified by species. On the basis of the importance value of the canopy and shrub layer, the three plots in Yaoluoping, Diaoguanjing and Anjiping were classified as Castanea seguinii + Lindera glauca deciduous broad-leaf forest community, Platycarya strobilacea + Lindera glauca deciduous broad-leaf forest community, and Platycarya strobilacea + Lindera chienii deciduous broad-leaf forest community, respectively. The three plots were all dominated by deciduous trees with evergreen trees only found in the Diaoguanjing plot. The Diaoguanjing plot was most abundant in species (81), followed by the Anjiping plot (76) and the Diaoguanjing plot (62). The local plant communites are stable and the vegetation is well restored.

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Key words: Yaoluoping National Nature Reserve, permanent plot, community structure