Chinese Bulletin of Botany ›› 2008, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (04): 437-442.
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Yanning Cao, Lisha Shi, Shuo Han, Anyan Hou, Fan Tu, Jintun Zhang
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Abstract: Artemisia halodendron is mainly distributed on shifting or semi- fixed sand dunes in the Hulunbeier and Kerqin Sandlands of Inner Mongolia. It is a semi-shrub and a valuable species for sand fixation. A. halodendron is a constructive species for controlling the shiftings and dunes during vegetation restoration. In this study, we used point pattern analysis, a multivariate spatial-pattern analysis method, to examine the spatial pattern of A. halodendron in relation to ground conditions. Young individuals are generally aggregated at all scales, and older individuals display a tendency for random distribution. Individuals of the neighboring age classes show no apparent spatial association, whereas individuals of disjunct age classes show a negative spatial association. This pattern is consistent with the spatial pattern of clustered distribution of young individuals but random distribution of adults.
Yanning Cao;Lisha Shi;Shuo Han;Anyan Hou;Fan Tu;Jintun Zhang . Point Pattern Analysis for a Population of Artemisia halodendron in a Kerqin Sandlot[J]. Chinese Bulletin of Botany, 2008, 25(04): 437-442.
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