Species abundance distribution patterns of Pinus tabulaeformis forest in Huoshan Mountain of Shanxi Province, China

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1258.2011.01256

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Aims Determination of species abundance distribution is important in research on species diversity. Our major objective was to determine species abundance distribution models to advance understanding of distribution mechanisms and to assist preservation of biological diversity.
Methods Based on data collected from field surveys, we examined the species abundance patterns of tree, shrub and herb layers in Pinus tabulaeformis forest in Huoshan Mountain, Shanxi Province. We used niche preemption (NPM), broken stick (BSM) and overlapping niche (ONM) models and two species abundance statistical models (log-series distribution model (LSD) and log-normal distribution model (LN)) and neutral theory model (NT). The simulation effects were verified by Chi-square tests, Likelihood-ratios (L-R) tests, Kolmogorov-Smirnov (K-S) tests and Akaike Information Criterion (AIC).
Important findings The best niche model for the tree layer is NPM, because it had the smallest AIC value and no significant difference (p > 0.05) between the theory predictions and observed species abundance distributions. The next best is ONM; BSM does not fit the tree layer. All three niche models are suitable for the shrub layer. ONM is the best for the herb layer, followed by BSM and NPM. LSD is good for understanding distribution mechanisms in Pinus tabulaeformisforest. LN can fit both the herb and shrub layers, but not the tree layer. NT cannot explain any layer. These findings indicate that the community has relatively few dense species and more sparse species, the species richness and diversity indices of the tree and shrub layers are much smaller than those of the herb layer, and the community evenness is relatively smaller. We conclude that one model cannot fit different data but that more than one model can fit the same data even for the same layer. Therefore, we should choose different models to study the species abundances of forest communities. We suggest that these methods might be useful for the protection of the biodiversity of forest dominated by Pinus tabulaeformis.

Key words: neutral theory model, niche model, Pinus tabulaeformis forest, species-abundance curve, species-abundance pattern, species-abundance relation, statistical model

GAO Li-Xia, BI Run-Cheng, YAN Ming. Species abundance distribution patterns of Pinus tabulaeformis forest in Huoshan Mountain of Shanxi Province, China[J]. Chin J Plant Ecol, 2011, 35(12): 1256-1270.

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样地号 Plot code	面积 Area (m²)	海拔 Elevation (m)	坡度 Slope	坡向 Aspect	郁闭度 Canopy density	土壤类型 Soil type	林分状况 Stand status
1	400	1 520	30°	NE30°	0.70	褐土 Cinnamon soil	混交 Mixed stand
2	600	1 600	27°	NE45°	0.75	褐土 Cinnamon soil	纯林 Pure stand
3	400	1 650	20°	SE30°	0.60	褐土 Cinnamon soil	混交 Mixed stand
4	600	1 700	25°	NE25°	0.58	褐土 Cinnamon soil	纯林 Pure stand
5	400	1 740	31°	SE45°	0.72	褐土 Cinnamon soil	纯林 Pure stand
6	400	1 760	20°	EW	0.55	褐土 Cinnamon soil	混交 Mixed stand
7	600	1 800	25°	NS	0.60	褐土 Cinnamon soil	混交 Mixed stand
8	600	1 910	30°	NE31°	0.50	褐土 Cinnamon soil	纯林 Pure stand

样地号 Plot code	面积 Area (m²)	海拔 Elevation (m)	坡度 Slope	坡向 Aspect	郁闭度 Canopy density	土壤类型 Soil type	林分状况 Stand status
1	400	1 520	30°	NE30°	0.70	褐土 Cinnamon soil	混交 Mixed stand
2	600	1 600	27°	NE45°	0.75	褐土 Cinnamon soil	纯林 Pure stand
3	400	1 650	20°	SE30°	0.60	褐土 Cinnamon soil	混交 Mixed stand
4	600	1 700	25°	NE25°	0.58	褐土 Cinnamon soil	纯林 Pure stand
5	400	1 740	31°	SE45°	0.72	褐土 Cinnamon soil	纯林 Pure stand
6	400	1 760	20°	EW	0.55	褐土 Cinnamon soil	混交 Mixed stand
7	600	1 800	25°	NS	0.60	褐土 Cinnamon soil	混交 Mixed stand
8	600	1 910	30°	NE31°	0.50	褐土 Cinnamon soil	纯林 Pure stand

油松林 Pinus tabulaeformis forest	生态位优先模型 Niche preemption model
	K值 Kvalue	AIC值 AICvalue	χ²检验 Chi-square test		L-R检验 Likilihood-ratios test		K-S检验 Kolmogorov-Smirnov test
	K值 Kvalue	AIC值 AICvalue	统计量 Statistic	p值 pvalue	统计量 Statistic	p值 pvalue	统计量 Statistic	p值 pvalue
乔木层 Tree layer	0.8	-29.640	0.824 3	0.999 7	0.400 0	0.527 089	0.098 6	0.795 6
灌木层 Shrub layer	0.5	-237.800	0.528 9	1.000 0	1.441 2	0.229 949	0.807 5	0.907 7
草本层 Herb layer	0.3	-672.900	7.206 6	1.000 0	0.034 5	0.852 684	0.040 2	0.040 4*

油松林 Pinus tabulaeformis forest	生态位优先模型 Niche preemption model
	K值 Kvalue	AIC值 AICvalue	χ²检验 Chi-square test		L-R检验 Likilihood-ratios test		K-S检验 Kolmogorov-Smirnov test
	K值 Kvalue	AIC值 AICvalue	统计量 Statistic	p值 pvalue	统计量 Statistic	p值 pvalue	统计量 Statistic	p值 pvalue
乔木层 Tree layer	0.8	-29.640	0.824 3	0.999 7	0.400 0	0.527 089	0.098 6	0.795 6
灌木层 Shrub layer	0.5	-237.800	0.528 9	1.000 0	1.441 2	0.229 949	0.807 5	0.907 7
草本层 Herb layer	0.3	-672.900	7.206 6	1.000 0	0.034 5	0.852 684	0.040 2	0.040 4*

油松林 Pinus tabulaeformis forest	分割线段模型 Broken stick model
	AIC值 AICvalue	χ²检验 Chi-square test		L-R检验 Likilihood-ratios test		K-S检验 Kolmogorov-Smirnov test
	AIC值 AICvalue	统计量 Statistic	p 值 pvalue	统计量 Statistic	p 值 pvalue	统计量 Statistic	p 值 pvalue
乔木层 Tree layer	42.650	21.863 6	0.009 3**	24.907 7	0.003 1**	0.910 4	0.048 5*
灌木层 Shrub layer	-230.700	0.410 8	1.000 0	0.390 2	1.000 0	0.364 8	0.701 4
草本层 Herb layer	-1 719.800	0.022 8	1.000 0	0.019 1	1.000 0	3.797 5	0.057 6