Vegetation Patterns in the Pinus yunnanensis-sclerophyllous Broadleaved Forests, Mianning County, Sichuan Province, China

Estimates of per cent cover were combined with classification, ordination, and correlation techniques to describe the vegetation in the Pinus yunnanensis-sclerophyllous broadleaved forests of Mianning County, southwestern Sichuan, China. Ecological characteristics of major plant species are reviewed...

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Published in:Journal of biogeography 1993-09, Vol.20 (5), p.505-524
Main Authors: Jarvis, D. I., Helin, Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Forest ecology
Forest soils
Forestry
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Herbs
Landscape Patterns
Ordination
Pinus yunnanensis
Shrubs
Sloping terrain
Synecology
Taxa
Terrestrial ecosystems
Topographical aspect
Vegetation
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Summary:Estimates of per cent cover were combined with classification, ordination, and correlation techniques to describe the vegetation in the Pinus yunnanensis-sclerophyllous broadleaved forests of Mianning County, southwestern Sichuan, China. Ecological characteristics of major plant species are reviewed and used to interpret results from the multivariate techniques employed in this study. The distribution of plant species is shown to be significantly influenced by slope aspect, slope position and disturbance. However, the above factors explain only a portion of the variation seen in the vegetation on the landscape.
ISSN:0305-0270
1365-2699
DOI:10.2307/2845723