The Relationships among Topographically-driven Habitats, Dominant Species and Vertical Layers in Temperate Forest in China

Jia, Hongru; Chen, Y.; Wang, X. Y.; Li, P. K.; Yuan, Zuoqiang; Ye, Y. Z.

doi:10.1134/s1067413619020061

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“…Topography played a small role in the distribution of species in the five communities. Plant community is an important biological factor and plays an important role in forest ecosystems (Jia et al, 2019). In the present study, network analysis showed that specialization was 0.428, which was higher than those of the previously reported plant-fungus (0.265) (Toju et al, 2014) and plant-seed diffusion networks (0.354) (Dicks et al, 2002) and slightly lower than that of the plant-pollination network (0.533) (Bartomeus et al, 2008).…”

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“…In terms of the biological factors, the differences in the abundance, richness, and species compositions of the woody plants among the five communities were significant. In terms of the abiotic environment, different plant communities can reshape soil physical and chemical properties, humidity, litter composition, and light availability (Niu et al, 2016;Jia et al, 2019). Topography also played a small role in the distribution of species in the five communities.…”

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“…The highest peak, at an elevation of 1830 m, gives an indication of the complexity of the areas' varied topography and climate, which has been named as a "World Biosphere Reserve." The average annual temperature is 15.1 • C, the average annual precipitation is 855.6 mm, the annual evaporation is 991.6 mm, and the average annual relative humidity is 68% (Jia et al, 2019).…”

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“…The shrub layer is mainly composed of Forsythia suspensa, Philadelphus incanus, and Lindera obtusiloba. The herbaceous layer is mainly composed of Lysimachia fortunei and Aconitum hemsleyanum (Jia et al, 2019).…”

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“…Different communities with various dominant species exhibit several differences in community structure, understory vegetation, light availability, soil nutrient, etc. (Jia et al, 2019). Thus, these communities also provide different microhabitats for the growth of plants, animals, and microorganisms (Yuan et al, 2012).…”

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Community Preferences of Woody Plant Species in a Heterogeneous Temperate Forest, China

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Shao

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Diversified community types provide different microhabitats for plant growth. However, whether the distribution of species is random distribution or ecological specialization within different plant community types remains to be elucidated. Here, five 1 ha (100 m × 100 m) plots with different communities were established in a temperate forest. We examined community structure differences by non-metric multidimensional scaling and betadisper test, analyzed the species-community relationships by correlation network approach, and then the examined distribution preferences of woody plant species by torus-translation test. Results showed that the abundance, richness, and species composition of woody plants exhibited significant differences among the five communities. The specialization index showed that 42.83% of the species had the characteristics of distribution specialization for different communities. The torustranslation test showed that 85 species (86.74%) were positively associated with specific community. Our findings suggested that the distribution of woody plants species among different plant community types is not random but specialization. Different woody plant species have distinct specific preferences among various plant community types in temperate mountain forest. These findings provide new insights into the biodiversity conservation of woody plant species in temperate deciduous broad-leaved forests and indicate the potential importance of community partitioning for the maintenance of woody plant diversity.

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Community Preferences of Woody Plant Species in a Heterogeneous Temperate Forest, China

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Shao

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Soil fungal communities show more specificity than bacteria for plant species composition in a temperate forest in China

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Xiao

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BMC Microbiol

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Background Soil microbiome is an important part of the forest ecosystem and participates in forest ecological restoration and reconstruction. Niche differentiation with respect to resources is a prominent hypothesis to account for the maintenance of species diversity in forest ecosystems. Resource-based niche differentiation has driven ecological specialization. Plants influence soil microbial diversity and distribution by affecting the soil environment. However, with the change in plant population type, whether the distribution of soil microbes is random or follows an ecologically specialized manner remains to be further studied. We characterized the soil microbiome (bacteria and fungi) in different plant populations to assess the effects of phytophysiognomy on the distribution patterns of soil microbial communities in a temperate forest in China. Results Our results showed that the distribution of most soil microbes in different types of plant populations is not random but specialized in these temperate forests. The distribution patterns of bacteria and fungi were related to the composition of plant communities. Fungal species (32%) showed higher specialization than bacterial species (15%) for different types of plant populations. Light was the main driving factor of the fungal community, and soil physicochemical factors were the main driving factor of the bacterial community. Conclusion These findings suggest that ecological specialization is important in maintaining local diversity in soil microbial communities in this forest. Fungi are more specialized than bacteria in the face of changes in plant population types. Changes in plant community composition could have important effects on soil microbial communities by potentially influencing the stability and stress resistance of forest ecosystems.

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Modeling Surface Fine Fuel Moisture Dynamics in the Subtropical Forests of China

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The Relationships among Topographically-driven Habitats, Dominant Species and Vertical Layers in Temperate Forest in China

Cited by 8 publications

References 33 publications

Community Preferences of Woody Plant Species in a Heterogeneous Temperate Forest, China

Community Preferences of Woody Plant Species in a Heterogeneous Temperate Forest, China

Soil fungal communities show more specificity than bacteria for plant species composition in a temperate forest in China

Modeling Surface Fine Fuel Moisture Dynamics in the Subtropical Forests of China

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