Species richness patterns and the determinants of larch forests in China

doi:10.1016/j.pld.2022.05.002

Plant Diversity ›› 2022, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (05): 436-444.DOI: 10.1016/j.pld.2022.05.002

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Species richness patterns and the determinants of larch forests in China

Wen-Jing Fang^a,b, Qiong Cai^b, Qing Zhao^b, Cheng-Jun Ji^b, Jiang-Ling Zhu^b, Zhi-Yao Tang^b, Jing-Yun Fang^b

a. School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China;
b. Department of Ecology, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, and Key Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes of the Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China

收稿日期:2021-12-30 修回日期:2022-05-10 出版日期:2022-09-25 发布日期:2022-10-14
通讯作者: Zhi-Yao Tang,E-mail:zytang@urban.pku.edu.cn;Jing-Yun Fang,E-mail:jyfang@urban.pku.edu.cn
基金资助:
This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.31988102) and the National Science and Technology Basic Project of China (No.2015FY210200).We thank all investigators for the field survey,the local forestry bureau for their assistance and Drs.Tian Di and Yan Zhengbing for their help in editing the manuscript.

Species richness patterns and the determinants of larch forests in China

Wen-Jing Fang^a,b, Qiong Cai^b, Qing Zhao^b, Cheng-Jun Ji^b, Jiang-Ling Zhu^b, Zhi-Yao Tang^b, Jing-Yun Fang^b

a. School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China;
b. Department of Ecology, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, and Key Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes of the Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China

Received:2021-12-30 Revised:2022-05-10 Online:2022-09-25 Published:2022-10-14
Supported by:
This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.31988102) and the National Science and Technology Basic Project of China (No.2015FY210200).We thank all investigators for the field survey,the local forestry bureau for their assistance and Drs.Tian Di and Yan Zhengbing for their help in editing the manuscript.

摘要/Abstract

摘要： Larch forests are important for species diversity, as well as soil and water conservation in mountain regions. In this study, we determined large-scale patterns of species richness in larch forests and identified the factors that drive these patterns. We found that larch forest species richness was high in southern China and low in northern China, and that patterns of species richness along an elevational gradient depend on larch forest type. In addition, we found that patterns of species richness in larch forests are best explained by contemporary climatic factors. Specifically, mean annual temperature and annual potential evapotranspiration were the most important factors for species richness of tree and shrub layers, while mean temperature of the coldest quarter and anomaly of annual precipitation from the Last Glacial Maximum to the present were the most important for that of herb layer and the whole community. Community structural factors, especially stand density, are also associated with the species richness of larch forests. Our findings that species richness in China's larch forests is mainly affected by energy availability and cold conditions support the ambient energy hypothesis and the freezing tolerance hypothesis.

关键词: Biodiversity, Community structure, Determinants, Geographic pattern, Larch forest, Species richness

Abstract: Larch forests are important for species diversity, as well as soil and water conservation in mountain regions. In this study, we determined large-scale patterns of species richness in larch forests and identified the factors that drive these patterns. We found that larch forest species richness was high in southern China and low in northern China, and that patterns of species richness along an elevational gradient depend on larch forest type. In addition, we found that patterns of species richness in larch forests are best explained by contemporary climatic factors. Specifically, mean annual temperature and annual potential evapotranspiration were the most important factors for species richness of tree and shrub layers, while mean temperature of the coldest quarter and anomaly of annual precipitation from the Last Glacial Maximum to the present were the most important for that of herb layer and the whole community. Community structural factors, especially stand density, are also associated with the species richness of larch forests. Our findings that species richness in China's larch forests is mainly affected by energy availability and cold conditions support the ambient energy hypothesis and the freezing tolerance hypothesis.

Key words: Biodiversity, Community structure, Determinants, Geographic pattern, Larch forest, Species richness

Wen-Jing Fang, Qiong Cai, Qing Zhao, Cheng-Jun Ji, Jiang-Ling Zhu, Zhi-Yao Tang, Jing-Yun Fang. Species richness patterns and the determinants of larch forests in China[J]. Plant Diversity, 2022, 44(05): 436-444.

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