DCCA ANALYSIS OF PLANT SPECIES DISTRIBUTIONS IN DIFFERENT STRATA OF OAK (QUERCUS LIAOTUNGENSIS) FOREST ALONG AN ALTITUDINAL GRADIENT IN DONGLING MOUNTAIN, CHINA

doi:10.3773/j.issn.1005-264x.2008.03.005

Abstract

Abstract:

Aims Our objective was to study the relationship between plant species and environmental factors for different strata of a Quercus liaotungensis forest along an altitudinal gradient in Dongling Mountain, Beijing, China.

Methods We collected 119 vegetation samples separately in the tree, shrub and herb layers along an altitudinal gradient and recorded environmental factors such as altitude and slope inclination and position. We used detrended canonical correspondence analysis (DCCA; CANOCO 4.5) to determine the main environmental factors related to the distribution of plant communities.

Important findings The DCCA axis 1 reflected the gradient in altitude, while axis 2 reflected slope position. Most species occurred at lower altitude. Species in the tree layer were distributed uniformly. A big overlap in the composition of the herb layer indicated that the microenvironment for species was similar. Species diversity increased from high to low altitude. According to the correlations among environment factors and results of the DCCA ordination, the most important factor affecting species distribution in this region was altitude.

Key words: distribution, DCCA, axis, gradient

FENG Yun, MA Ke-Ming, ZHANG Yu-Xin, QI Jian. DCCA ANALYSIS OF PLANT SPECIES DISTRIBUTIONS IN DIFFERENT STRATA OF OAK (QUERCUS LIAOTUNGENSIS) FOREST ALONG AN ALTITUDINAL GRADIENT IN DONGLING MOUNTAIN, CHINA[J]. Chin J Plant Ecol, 2008, 32(3): 568-573.

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	乔木层 Tree layer			灌木层 Shrub layer			草本层 Herb layer
	第一轴 Axes 1	第二轴 Axes 2		第一轴 Axes 1	第二轴 Axes 2		第一轴 Axes 1	第二轴 Axes 2
物种与环境间的相关系数 Species-environment correlations	0.836		0.590	0.929		0.605	0.909	0.682
物种与环境变化关系的累计比例 Cumulative percentage variance of species-environment relations	75.7		84.9	78.7		88.1	78.8	87.7
特征值总和 Sun of all eigenvalues	2.420			2.042			3.260
典范特征值总和 Sum of all canonical eigenvalues	0.309			0.333			0.394
排序轴显著性检验 Test of significance of all canonical axes	p=0.002			p=0.002			p=0.002

	乔木层 Tree layer			灌木层 Shrub layer			草本层 Herb layer
	第一轴 Axes 1	第二轴 Axes 2		第一轴 Axes 1	第二轴 Axes 2		第一轴 Axes 1	第二轴 Axes 2
物种与环境间的相关系数 Species-environment correlations	0.836		0.590	0.929		0.605	0.909	0.682
物种与环境变化关系的累计比例 Cumulative percentage variance of species-environment relations	75.7		84.9	78.7		88.1	78.8	87.7
特征值总和 Sun of all eigenvalues	2.420			2.042			3.260
典范特征值总和 Sum of all canonical eigenvalues	0.309			0.333			0.394
排序轴显著性检验 Test of significance of all canonical axes	p=0.002			p=0.002			p=0.002