Plant Diversity and Interspecific Interactions in Desert-Oasis Transition Zones: Insights from the Badain Jilin Desert
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Overview of the Study Area
2.2. Research Methodology
2.2.1. Vegetation Survey
2.2.2. Analysis of Species Importance Values
2.3. Patterns of Interspecific Spatial Distribution
2.4. Calculation of Interspecific Correlations
2.4.1. Significance Test for Association Between Multiple Species
2.4.2. Association Tests for Paired Species
2.4.3. Measurement of the Degree of Interspecific Association
2.5. Data Analysis and Processing
3. Results
3.1. Plant Species Importance Analysis
3.2. Community Species Diversity and Patterns of Spatial Distribution of Populations
3.2.1. Dioecious Plant Community
3.2.2. Herbaceous Plant Community
3.3. Analysis of Spatial Correlation of Populations
3.3.1. Overall Correlation Analysis
3.3.2. Determination and Analysis of Correlations Between Major Populations
3.3.3. Inter-Pair Linkage Analysis
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample Plot | Location | Elevation (m) | Constriction (i.e., Degree of Depression) | Soil Type | Shrub Species | Herbaceous Species |
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South Beach, Ganzhou District | N 38°42′0.905″ E 100°21′46.673″ | 1848.8 | 65 | sandy soil | Pearl Pork Hair Vegetable | tundra |
Ganshu District Rabbit Dam Beach | N 39°03′56.555″ E 100°31′2.185″ | 1485.7 | 45 | sandy loam and gravel | red sand | Semen euryales (botany) |
Linze boardwalk | N 38°42′0.905″ E 100°21′46.673″ | 1395.8 | 30 | sandy soil | red sand | tarragon |
Linzehpingchuan, town in Gansu | N 39°22′59.056″ E 100°09′11.440″ | 1385.6 | 70 | sandy soil | red sand | tarragon |
Kurozumi, Kotai | N 39°27′20.455″ E 99°45′18.865″ | 1344.7 | 25 | desert soil | red sand | Artifacts of Inner Mongolia |
Godai Nanhua | N 39°17′1.122″ E 99°46′12.064″ | 1426.6 | 20 | sandy loam and gravel | red sand | sargassum |
Serial Number | Shrub | Herb | Important Value | |||||
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Species | Important Value | Species | Important Value | Species | Important Value | Species | ||
1 | Reaumuria songarica (Pall.) Maxim | 111.175 | Aristida adscensionis L. | 48.6174 | Eragrostis pilosa (L.) P. Beauv | 8.693 | Corispermum hyssopifolium L. | 1.785 |
2 | Caroxylon passerinum (Bunge) Akhani & Roalson | 54.896 | Carex tristachya Thunb. | 23.3892 | Neotrinia splendens (Trin.) M. Nobis | 4.817 | Peganum harmala L. | 1.716 |
3 | Nitraria tangutorum Bobrov | 24.422 | Chloris radiata (L.) Sw. | 18.2158 | Limonium aureum (L.) Chaz | 3.772 | Halogeton arachnoideus (Bunge) Moq. | 1.712 |
4 | Sympegma regelii Bunge | 20.111 | Grubovia dasyphylla (Fisch. & C.A. Mey) | 13.6116 | Arnebia fimbritum (Maxim) | 3.187 | Bothriospermum chinense Bunge | 1.672 |
5 | Calligonum mongolicum Turcz | 18.740 | Cleistogenes songorica (Roshev.) Ohwi | 13.6054 | Tragus racemosus (L.) All. | 3.176 | Arnebia szechenyi Kanitz | 1.608 |
6 | Caragana jubata (Pall.) Poir. | 18.677 | Salsola paulsenii Litv. | 11.8383 | Lepidium apetalum Willd. | 2.608 | Suaeda glauca (Bunge) Bunge | 1.593 |
7 | Artemisia frigida Willd. | 18.457 | Artemisia scoparia Waldst. & Kit. | 11.4009 | Corispermum squarrosum (L.) Moq. | 2.021 | Zygophyllum fabago L. | 1.587 |
8 | Artemisia xerophytica Krasch. | 16.578 | Stipa tianschanica Roshev | 10.3616 | Cynanchum thesioides (Freyn) | 1.989 | ||
9 | Asterothamnus centrali-asiaticus Novopokr | 8.134 | Salsola tragys L. | 10.0202 | Astragalus pseudotataricus Boriss | 1.812 | ||
10 | Hedysarum scoparium Fisch. & C.A. Mey. | 5.312 | ||||||
H′ | 1.754 | 2.498 | ||||||
R | 1.343 | 4.343 | ||||||
C | 0.265 | 0.091 | ||||||
J | 2.197 | 3.367 |
Community Type | Sample Plot | Mean Value of Population Multiplicity | Population Multivariate Variance | Diffusion Coefficient | Clumping Indicator | Average Congestion Factor | Aggregation Index PAI | Negative Binomial Distribution Parameter | Cassie’s Indicator | t-Test | Green’s Coefficient GI | Distribution Pattern |
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dioecious | 1 | 66 | 4050 | 61.36 | 60.36 | 126.36 | 1.91 | 1.09 | 0.91 | 49.92 | 60.36 | congregate |
2 | 15.25 | 132.92 | 8.72 | 7.72 | 22.97 | 1.51 | 1.98 | 0.51 | 5.65 | 2.57 | congregate | |
3 | 12.8 | 397.2 | 31.03 | 30.03 | 42.83 | 3.35 | 0.43 | 2.35 | 24.41 | 7.51 | congregate | |
4 | 8.2 | 16.2 | 1.98 | 0.98 | 9.18 | 1.12 | 8.41 | 0.12 | −0.02 | 0.24 | uniformly | |
5 | 23 | 428.5 | 18.63 | 17.63 | 40.63 | 1.77 | 1.30 | 0.77 | 13.98 | 4.41 | congregate | |
6 | 16.67 | 424.33 | 25.46 | 24.46 | 41.13 | 2.47 | 0.68 | 1.47 | 19.73 | 12.23 | congregate | |
herbaceous | 1 | 20.5 | 1841.9 | 89.85 | 88.85 | 109.35 | 5.33 | 0.23 | 4.33 | 62.12 | 17.77 | congregate |
2 | 29.17 | 1134.17 | 38.89 | 37.89 | 67.05 | 2.30 | 0.77 | 1.30 | 31.02 | 7.58 | congregate | |
3 | 3.5 | 25.39 | 7.25 | 6.25 | 9.75 | 2.79 | 0.56 | 1.79 | 4.42 | 0.69 | congregate | |
4 | 11.2 | 183.29 | 16.37 | 15.37 | 26.57 | 2.37 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 12.08 | 1.71 | congregate | |
5 | 1.89 | 0.86 | 0.46 | −0.54 | 1.34 | 0.71 | −3.47 | −0.29 | −1.09 | −0.07 | uniformly | |
6 | 8.5 | 190.7 | 22.44 | 21.44 | 29.94 | 3.52 | 0.40 | 2.52 | 17.18 | 4.29 | congregate |
Phase | Variance Ratio VR | Test Statistic w | Measurements | Logarithm of Highly Significant Correlation | Logarithm of Significant Correlation | Logarithm of Association (math.) | Unrelated Logarithm | |||
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Greater Than Zero | Carry (On One’s Back) | Greater Than Zero | Carry (On One’s Back) | Greater Than Zero | Carry (On One’s Back) | |||||
Dioecious | 0.864 | 186.4 | Non-significant positive linkage | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 |
Herbaceous | 1.686 | 168.6 | Significant negative linkage | 9 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
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Chen, J.; Zhang, P.; Amoah, I.D. Plant Diversity and Interspecific Interactions in Desert-Oasis Transition Zones: Insights from the Badain Jilin Desert. Sustainability 2025, 17, 1259. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17031259
Chen J, Zhang P, Amoah ID. Plant Diversity and Interspecific Interactions in Desert-Oasis Transition Zones: Insights from the Badain Jilin Desert. Sustainability. 2025; 17(3):1259. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17031259
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Jinlong, Pengju Zhang, and Isaac Dennis Amoah. 2025. "Plant Diversity and Interspecific Interactions in Desert-Oasis Transition Zones: Insights from the Badain Jilin Desert" Sustainability 17, no. 3: 1259. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17031259
APA StyleChen, J., Zhang, P., & Amoah, I. D. (2025). Plant Diversity and Interspecific Interactions in Desert-Oasis Transition Zones: Insights from the Badain Jilin Desert. Sustainability, 17(3), 1259. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17031259