Journal Browser
Search
Comparison of community structures of Phoebe chekiangensis pure forests and heterogeneous mixed forests
Liangyan Wang
Zhen Ying
Qi Zhao
Chunfeng Yan
Fujie Zhang
Sustainable Forestry 2021, 4(1), 76-82; https://doi.org/10.24294/sf.v4i1.1605
Submitted:12 Apr 2021
Accepted:12 Apr 2021
Published:07 Jun 2021
Abstract

Taking the 13 years pure artificial forest Phoebe chekiangensis and heterogeneous mixed forests in Tiantong mountain, Zhejiang Province as the research object, the characteristics of stand development, tree competition differentiation, tree height/breast diameter ratio and dominant wood growth were compared and analyzed from the perspective of ecology. The results show that compared with pure forests, the growth advantages of heterogeneous mixed-age forests were significant. Average breast diameter growth of stand increased 1.8%; the growth of single plant wood accumulation increased 7.4%. The relationship between tree height and diameter showed that the high growth of Phoebe chekiangensis individuals in the heterogeneous mixed forest was significantly promoted, and the high growth of the tree was 8.4% higher than that of pure forest. 1–5 grade wood scale sizes Phoebe chekiangensis in heterogeneous mixed forests and pure forests are ranked grade 3 (43.7%) > grade 2 (26.5%) > grade 4 (15.7%) > grade 1 (12.9%) > grade 5 (1.2%); grade 3 (34.7%) > level 2 (25.6%) > level 4 (20.0%) > level 1 (18.2%) > level 5 (1.2%); the straight-diameter structure shows a normal distribution, and the degree of differentiation of pure forests is greater than that of heterogeneous forests. The dominant trees of Phoebe chekiangensis pure forest and heterogeneous forest accounted for 18.2% and 12.9% of the total number of plants respectively, providing a reserve of 51.1% and 35.4% respectively, reflecting the contribution of dominant trees caused by the self-thinning effect.

References
Editorial Board of Chinese Dendrology. Zhongguo shumuzhi: Di 1 juan (Chinese) [Dendrography of China: Volume 1]. Beijing: China Forestry Publishing House; 1983.
Xiang Q. Zhennan shu yi xinzhong—Phoebe chekiangensis (Chinese) [Phoebe zhennan belongs to a new species of Phoebe chekiangensis]. Journal of Plant Taxonomy 1974; 12(3): 295–297.
Editorial Board of Zhejiang Flora. Zhejiang zhiwuzhi: Di 2 juan (Chinese) [Flora of Zhejiang: Volume 2]. Hangzhou: Zhejiang Science and Technology Press; 1992.
Li D, Jin Y, Xiang Q. Zhenxi shuzhong Zhejiangnan de zaipei liyong yanjiu (Chinese) [Study on the cultivation and utilization of rare tree species Phoebe chekiangensis]. Jiangsu Forestry Science and Technology 2004; 31(1): 23–25.
Ou B, Wang B, Liu R, et al. Zhejiangnan mianmu wuhou ji shengzhang guilv yanjiu (Chinese) [Study on the property and growth law of Phoebe chekiangensis]. Jiangxi Forestry Science and Technology 2002; (4): 1–2.
Ji D, Xiang Q. Effects of light condition on the growth and photosynthetic characters of Phoebe chekiangensis seedings. Journal of Nanjing Forestry University 2004; 28(5): 27–31.
Shu J, Jiang B, Cheng Xi, et al. Effect of underplanted trees in pinus massoniana plantation on growth and soil nutrients. Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin 2013; 29(1): 82–86.
Fang J, Liu G, Zhang S. Fenbuqu xiyuan yousong zhongqun de shengzhang texing (Chinese) [Growth characteristics of pinus tabulaeformis population in the western margin of the distribution area]. Journal of Plant Ecology and Geobotany 1993; 17(4): 305–316.
Ding Y, Zhang S, Zhang S. Study on the classification of man-made larch forest. Journal of Northeast Forestry University 1980; (2): 12–28.
Wang B, Zhang J, Wang L. Comparative study on characteristics of stand structures in larix gmelinii forests of different origin. Journal of Northeast Forestry University 2013; 41(2): 18–21.
© 2025 by the EnPress Publisher, LLC. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.

Copyright © by EnPress Publisher. All rights reserved.

TOP