Community assembly, diversity patterns and distributions of broad-leaved forests in North China

doi:10.17521/cjpe.2018.0183

Abstract

Abstract:

Aims To understand the key processes driving the community assembly and diversity patterns in North China.
Methods We investigated species composition of 87 plots from 29 sites. We applied phylogenetic approach, combined with community distribution information, to assess the community structure and diversity along environmental gradients. We then performed a variance partition to explore the relative importance of each environmental factor that influencing the patterns of community assembly and diversity process and a canonical correspondence analysis to analyze reason of community distributions.
Important findings Similar communities showed similar habitat preferences, demonstrating that environments may shape species composition of the communities. The phylogenetic diversity showed a uni-modal pattern with the mean annual temperature (MAT), but increased with the mean annual precipitation (MAP), partly because of the strong disturbance in high-MAT regions. Temperature dominated the phylogenetic structure of the broad- leaved forests in North China. Environmental filtering dominate the community assembly processes in the areas with relatively low MAT. In addition, the effect of environment filtering increased with MAP.

Key words: community assembly, phylogenetic diversity, hydrothermal condition, species composition

XU Jin-Shi,CHAI Yong-Fu,LIU Xiao,YUE Ming,GUO Yao-Xin,KANG Mu-Yi,LIU Quan-Ru,ZHENG Cheng-Yang,JI Cheng-Jun,YAN Ming,ZHANG Feng,GAO Xian-Ming,WANG Ren-Qing,SHI Fu-Chen,ZHANG Qin-Di,WANG Mao. Community assembly, diversity patterns and distributions of broad-leaved forests in North China[J]. Chin J Plant Ecol, 2019, 43(9): 732-741.

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样地 Site	群落类型 Community type	地点 Site	平均海拔 Mean elevation (m)	年平均气温 MAT (℃)	年降水量 MAP (mm)
JLQ	蒙栎林 Quercus mongolica forest	河北隆化 Longhua, Hebei	1 085	5.5	466
JWA	红桦林 Betula albosinensis forest	河北涿鹿 Zhuolu, Hebei	2 302	-0.8	624
JFL	辽东栎林 Quercus wutaishanica forest	河北阜平 Fuping, Hebei	1 550	4.4	513
JFE	鹅耳枥林 Carpinus turczaninowii forest	河北阜平 Fuping, Hebei	1 517	4.4	513
JLB	白桦林 Betula platyphylla forest	河北涞源 Laiyuan, Hebei	1 819	7.1	491
JSC	糙皮桦林 Betula utilis forest	河北灵寿 Lingshou, Hebei	1 693	4.1	527
YWS	栓皮栎林 Quercus variabilis forest	河南卫辉 Weihui, Henan	371	13.8	593
NGB	白桦林 Betula platyphylla forest	宁夏固原 Guyuan, Ningxia	2 370	4.2	591
QFL	辽东栎林 Quercus wutaishanica forest	陕西富县 Fu Xian, Shaanxi	1 166	9.4	527
LTM	麻栎林 Quercus acutissima forest	山东泰安 Tai’an, Shandong	516	10.1	833
LPS	栓皮栎林 Quercus variabilis forest	山东平邑 Pingyi, Shandong	557	12.3	805
SZL	辽东栎林 Quercus wutaishanica forest	山西左权 Zuoquan, Shanxi	1 896	5.0	636
SCL	辽东栎林 Quercus wutaishanica forest	山西陵川 Lingchuan, Shanxi	1 093	9.0	703
SQA	红桦林 Betula albosinensis forest	山西沁水 Qinshui, Shanxi	2 170	5.4	731
SLE	鹅耳枥林 Carpinus turczaninowii forest	山西临县 Lin Xian, Shanxi	1 038	8.3	595
SLS	栓皮栎林 Quercus variabilis forest	山西临县 Lin Xian, Shanxi	1 077	8.3	595
SQE	鹅耳枥林 Carpinus turczaninowii forest	山西沁水 Qinshui, Shanxi	1 344	9.2	635
SQB	白桦林 Betula platyphylla forest	山西沁水 Qinshui, Shanxi	1 638	7.7	673
SYS	栓皮栎林 Quercus variabilis forest	山西垣曲 Yuanqu, Shanxi	872	11.1	584
SSJ	千金榆林 Carpinus cordata forest	山西灵石 Lingshi, Shanxi	1 288	6.7	578
SJL	辽东栎林 Quercus wutaishanica forest	山西交城 Jiaocheng, Shanxi	1 731	4.9	518
SQL	辽东栎林 Quercus wutaishanica forest	山西沁水 Qinshui, Shanxi	1 140	9.8	623
YSS	栓皮栎林 Quercus variabilis forest	河南嵩县 Song Xian, Henan	1 099	9.4	778
YTR	锐齿槲栎林 Quercus aliena var. acuteserrata forest	河南桐柏 Tongbai, Henan	817	12.9	1 011
YXS	栓皮栎林 Quercus variabilis forest	河南信阳 Xinyang, Henan	155	15.4	1 077
YGS	栓皮栎林 Quercus variabilis forest	河南舞钢 Wugang, Henan	132	14.8	784
YYM	麻栎林 Quercus acutissima forest	河南驻马店 Zhumadian, Henan	124	14.8	840
YNR	锐齿槲栎林 Quercus aliena var. acuteserrata forest	河南内乡 Neixiang, Henan	1 369	8.9	917
TJS	栓皮栎林 Quercus variabilis forest	天津蓟县 Ji Xian, Tianjin	193	10.1	590

样地 Site	群落类型 Community type	地点 Site	平均海拔 Mean elevation (m)	年平均气温 MAT (℃)	年降水量 MAP (mm)
JLQ	蒙栎林 Quercus mongolica forest	河北隆化 Longhua, Hebei	1 085	5.5	466
JWA	红桦林 Betula albosinensis forest	河北涿鹿 Zhuolu, Hebei	2 302	-0.8	624
JFL	辽东栎林 Quercus wutaishanica forest	河北阜平 Fuping, Hebei	1 550	4.4	513
JFE	鹅耳枥林 Carpinus turczaninowii forest	河北阜平 Fuping, Hebei	1 517	4.4	513
JLB	白桦林 Betula platyphylla forest	河北涞源 Laiyuan, Hebei	1 819	7.1	491
JSC	糙皮桦林 Betula utilis forest	河北灵寿 Lingshou, Hebei	1 693	4.1	527
YWS	栓皮栎林 Quercus variabilis forest	河南卫辉 Weihui, Henan	371	13.8	593
NGB	白桦林 Betula platyphylla forest	宁夏固原 Guyuan, Ningxia	2 370	4.2	591
QFL	辽东栎林 Quercus wutaishanica forest	陕西富县 Fu Xian, Shaanxi	1 166	9.4	527
LTM	麻栎林 Quercus acutissima forest	山东泰安 Tai’an, Shandong	516	10.1	833
LPS	栓皮栎林 Quercus variabilis forest	山东平邑 Pingyi, Shandong	557	12.3	805
SZL	辽东栎林 Quercus wutaishanica forest	山西左权 Zuoquan, Shanxi	1 896	5.0	636
SCL	辽东栎林 Quercus wutaishanica forest	山西陵川 Lingchuan, Shanxi	1 093	9.0	703
SQA	红桦林 Betula albosinensis forest	山西沁水 Qinshui, Shanxi	2 170	5.4	731
SLE	鹅耳枥林 Carpinus turczaninowii forest	山西临县 Lin Xian, Shanxi	1 038	8.3	595
SLS	栓皮栎林 Quercus variabilis forest	山西临县 Lin Xian, Shanxi	1 077	8.3	595
SQE	鹅耳枥林 Carpinus turczaninowii forest	山西沁水 Qinshui, Shanxi	1 344	9.2	635
SQB	白桦林 Betula platyphylla forest	山西沁水 Qinshui, Shanxi	1 638	7.7	673
SYS	栓皮栎林 Quercus variabilis forest	山西垣曲 Yuanqu, Shanxi	872	11.1	584
SSJ	千金榆林 Carpinus cordata forest	山西灵石 Lingshi, Shanxi	1 288	6.7	578
SJL	辽东栎林 Quercus wutaishanica forest	山西交城 Jiaocheng, Shanxi	1 731	4.9	518
SQL	辽东栎林 Quercus wutaishanica forest	山西沁水 Qinshui, Shanxi	1 140	9.8	623
YSS	栓皮栎林 Quercus variabilis forest	河南嵩县 Song Xian, Henan	1 099	9.4	778
YTR	锐齿槲栎林 Quercus aliena var. acuteserrata forest	河南桐柏 Tongbai, Henan	817	12.9	1 011
YXS	栓皮栎林 Quercus variabilis forest	河南信阳 Xinyang, Henan	155	15.4	1 077
YGS	栓皮栎林 Quercus variabilis forest	河南舞钢 Wugang, Henan	132	14.8	784
YYM	麻栎林 Quercus acutissima forest	河南驻马店 Zhumadian, Henan	124	14.8	840
YNR	锐齿槲栎林 Quercus aliena var. acuteserrata forest	河南内乡 Neixiang, Henan	1 369	8.9	917
TJS	栓皮栎林 Quercus variabilis forest	天津蓟县 Ji Xian, Tianjin	193	10.1	590

环境因子 Factor	解释程度 Explanation (%)
坡度 Slope	3.200 3
坡向 Aspect	15.643 7
年平均气温 MAT	48.043 8
月平均气温极差 MMTD	16.433 6
年降水量 MAP	15.065 3
降水季节变化量 SVP	1.613 2

环境因子 Factor	解释程度 Explanation (%)
坡度 Slope	3.200 3
坡向 Aspect	15.643 7
年平均气温 MAT	48.043 8
月平均气温极差 MMTD	16.433 6
年降水量 MAP	15.065 3
降水季节变化量 SVP	1.613 2