Relationship between Tree Richness and Temporary Stability of Plant Communities: A Case Study of a Forest in Northeast China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Field Survey
2.2. Definition of Temporary Stability
2.3. Calculation of Tree Richness
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Temporary Stability of the Plant Community
3.2. Relationship between Tree Richness and Temporary Stability
3.3. Relationship between Dominant Tree Richness and Temporary Stability
3.4. Relationship between Non-Dominant Tree Richness and Temporary Stability
4. Discussion
4.1. Temporary Stability Indicator
4.2. Dominant Tree Richness Is Correlated with Temporary Stability
4.3. Limitations and Suggestions
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Plot Number | TS | First Dominant Tree Species and RBA | Second Dominant Tree Species and RBA |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 0.04 | PS (0.29) | LO (0.28) |
2 | 0.07 | TA (0.29) | PU (0.27) |
3 | 0.08 | LO (0.28) | PK (0.26) |
4 | 0.09 | BC (0.21) | UL (0.19) |
5 | 0.09 | LO (0.37) | AN (0.33) |
6 | 0.09 | AN (0.34) | PJ (0.31) |
7 | 0.12 | PU (0.32) | TA (0.28) |
8 | 0.14 | BC (0.32) | PJ (0.28) |
9 | 0.16 | LO (0.30) | BP (0.25) |
10 | 0.16 | BC (0.33) | AU (0.27) |
11 | 0.22 | TA (0.36) | PK (0.28) |
12 | 0.23 | BC (0.51) | PJ (0.39) |
13 | 0.23 | PU (0.38) | TA (0.30) |
14 | 0.24 | PJ (0.40) | AN (0.30) |
15 | 0.27 | PK (0.30) | TA (0.22) |
16 | 0.34 | BC (0.43) | AN (0.29) |
17 | 0.34 | PJ (0.52) | BC (0.34) |
18 | 0.39 | BC (0.37) | PJ (0.23) |
19 | 0.41 | PJ (0.40) | AN (0.23) |
20 | 0.42 | PU (0.41) | PJ (0.24) |
21 | 0.43 | BP (0.38) | QM (0.22) |
22 | 0.44 | QM (0.42) | AN (0.24) |
23 | 0.46 | AN (0.47) | TA (0.25) |
24 | 0.48 | PJ (0.56) | BC (0.29) |
25 | 0.50 | QM (0.50) | FM (0.25) |
26 | 0.52 | PJ (0.46) | PK (0.22) |
27 | 0.52 | PU (0.47) | BP (0.23) |
28 | 0.54 | TA (0.52) | AM (0.24) |
29 | 0.55 | PJ (0.66) | BC (0.30) |
30 | 0.62 | PJ (0.60) | AN (0.23) |
31 | 0.63 | LO (0.44) | TA (0.16) |
32 | 0.65 | TA (0.53) | AN (0.18) |
33 | 0.66 | LO (0.58) | BP (0.19) |
34 | 0.67 | PK (0.44) | PJ (0.14) |
35 | 0.69 | QM (0.62) | AN (0.20) |
36 | 0.71 | PU (0.51) | PK (0.15) |
37 | 0.72 | PJ (0.70) | BC (0.20) |
38 | 0.74 | PJ (0.62) | PU (0.16) |
39 | 0.77 | LO (0.61) | AN (0.14) |
40 | 0.84 | LO (0.86) | BP (0.14) |
41 | 0.85 | LO (0.76) | BP (0.11) |
42 | 0.86 | LO (0.84) | PJ (0.12) |
43 | 0.89 | LO (0.90) | AN (0.10) |
44 | 0.98 | PJ (0.97) | \ |
45 | 1.00 | BE (1.00) | \ |
46 | 1.00 | BC (1.00) | \ |
Model | Unstandardized Coefficient | Standard Error | t Value | Significance Level | 95% Confidence Interval of Unstandardized Coefficient |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
TR | −0.04 | 0.01 | −2.83 | 0.007 | [−0.06, −0.01] |
Constant | 0.72 | 0.10 | 7.53 | 0.000 | [0.53, 0.92] |
Model | Unstandardized Coefficient | Standard Error | t Value | Significance Level | 95% Confidence Interval of Unstandardized Coefficient |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DR | −0.25 | 0.03 | −10.15 | 0.000 | [−0.30, −0.20] |
Constant | 1.27 | 0.08 | 15.56 | 0.000 | [1.11, 1.44] |
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Jia, Z.; Ge, S.; Li, Y.; Kang, D.; Li, J. Relationship between Tree Richness and Temporary Stability of Plant Communities: A Case Study of a Forest in Northeast China. Forests 2021, 12, 1756. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12121756
Jia Z, Ge S, Li Y, Kang D, Li J. Relationship between Tree Richness and Temporary Stability of Plant Communities: A Case Study of a Forest in Northeast China. Forests. 2021; 12(12):1756. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12121756
Chicago/Turabian StyleJia, Zhiyuan, Shusen Ge, Yutang Li, Dongwei Kang, and Junqing Li. 2021. "Relationship between Tree Richness and Temporary Stability of Plant Communities: A Case Study of a Forest in Northeast China" Forests 12, no. 12: 1756. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12121756