Community composition and structure of a mid-subtropical coniferous (<i>Tsuga chinensis</i> var. <i>tchekiangensis</i>) and broadleaf mixed forest in Jiangxi Wuyishan, China

Bin, 陈斌 Chen; Jiahao, 赵家豪 Zhao; Qingwei, 关庆伟 Guan; Jianhui, 薛建辉 Xue; Yingrong, 郭英荣 Guo

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“…The average slope of the mountain in the reserve is greater than 40°C, which is characterized by tall mountains and many valleys. Affected by terrain, temperature, precipitation, soil and other factors, there is an obvious vertical band spectrum of vegetation with diverse understory plants (Cheng et al, 2014;Chen et al, 2018).…”

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“…As altitude increases, the vegetation shows an obvious vertical stratification, making it an ideal area to study the diversity of rodents in forest ecosystems with different vegetation types (Qiao et al, 2009). Since the establishment of the reserve, a lot of work has been done in the investigation of biodiversity resources, involving endangered plants, birds, fishes, amphibians, reptiles and large mammals (Qiao et al, 2009;Cheng et al, 2014;Chen et al, 2018). However, previous researches of rodents in JWNNR were mostly based on local investigations or species records.…”

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Features of Rodent Species Diversity in Wuyi Mountain National Nature Reserve, Jiangxi Province, China

Xu¹

2023

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Authors' Contribution YL and PX conceived and designed the study. PX and YL conducted field survey. SZ performed the satellite image interpretation. YL, PX and BL analyzed the data and drafted this manuscript. Key words Wuyi mountain area, Rodents, Diversity index, Similarity index, Live traps methodRodents are important components of animal communities in forest ecosystems. This study investigated rodent species diversity in Jiangxi Wuyi Mountain National Nature Reserve of China in 2014-2015. Rodents were trapped at nine selected sampling sites varying in altitude for evaluating their diversity. Consequently, 16 rodent species belonging to eight families were recorded. Out of 376 individuals of rodent species trapped (capture rate = 4.7%), Apodemus agrarius, Eothenomys melanogaster, Niviventer fulvescens and N. confucicianus were identified as dominant species with relative abundances over 10%, in which N. fulvescens and N. confucicianus were trapped in eight and seven habitat types, respectively, indicating a larger altitude span of their distribution ranges. Bamboo planting areas were found to possess more rodent species than other habitats. Crocidura Dracula, Micromys minutus, Lepus sinensis, A. agrarius, Rattus nitidu, Tamiops swinhoei and R. norvegicus were each trapped in only one habitat. Among habitats, bamboo planting areas showed the highest diversity index and richness index of rodent community, while farmland harbored the highest dominance index and lowest diversity index. Rodent communities were classified into three categories, namely meadow type, forest type, and farmland type. The present study provides a comprehensive inventory of rodent species diversity of the reserve, and is of great significance in the protection and construction of biodiversity in the forest ecosystem of Wuyi Mountain area.

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confidence: 99%