Article: Species association in tropical montane rain forest at two successional stages in Diaoluo Mountain, Hainan

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TitleSpecies association in tropical montane rain forest at two successional stages in Diaoluo Mountain, Hainan
AuthorsLiu, F1
Wang, W2
Zhang, M3
Zheng, J1
Wang, Z1
Zhang, S1
Yang, W1
An, S1
KeywordsCommunity Succession
Dominant Species
Interspecies Association
Niche
Tropical Montane Rain Forest
Issue Date2008
PublisherGaodeng Jiaoyu Chubanshe
CitationFrontiers of Forestry in China, 2008, v. 3 n. 3, p. 308-314 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11461-008-0050-7
AbstractSpecies association is one of the basic concepts in community succession. There are different viewpoints on how species interaction changes with the progress of succession. In order to assess these relationships, we examined species associations in the tropical montane rain forest at early and late successional stages in Diaoluo Mountain, Hainan Island. Based on data from a 2 × 2 contingency table of species presence or absence, statistical methods including analysis of species association and χ2 tests were applied. The results show that: 1) an overall positive association was present among tree species in the communities during the two successional stages and were statistically significant at the late stage. The number of species pairs with positive and negative associations decreased throughout the process of succession, while the number with null associations was greatly increased. The same trend existed among the dominant and companion species. The results indicate that the communities are developing towards a stable stage where the woody species coexist in harmony. 2) In the early-established and later invading species, all positive associations were not significant. Compared with positive and null associations, fewer negative associations were found. This implies that these species are inclined to coexist independently through portioning of resources. 3) Among the later invading species, positive associations were significant and no negative associations were found which suggest that these species have similar adaptive ability in the habitat and occupied overlapping niches in the community. © 2008 Higher Education Press and Springer-Verlag GmbH.
ISSN1673-3517
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.031
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11461-008-0050-7
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dc.contributor.authorLiu, F
dc.contributor.authorWang, W
dc.contributor.authorZhang, M
dc.contributor.authorZheng, J
dc.contributor.authorWang, Z
dc.contributor.authorZhang, S
dc.contributor.authorYang, W
dc.contributor.authorAn, S
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-17T10:18:15Z
dc.date.available2010-09-17T10:18:15Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractSpecies association is one of the basic concepts in community succession. There are different viewpoints on how species interaction changes with the progress of succession. In order to assess these relationships, we examined species associations in the tropical montane rain forest at early and late successional stages in Diaoluo Mountain, Hainan Island. Based on data from a 2 × 2 contingency table of species presence or absence, statistical methods including analysis of species association and χ2 tests were applied. The results show that: 1) an overall positive association was present among tree species in the communities during the two successional stages and were statistically significant at the late stage. The number of species pairs with positive and negative associations decreased throughout the process of succession, while the number with null associations was greatly increased. The same trend existed among the dominant and companion species. The results indicate that the communities are developing towards a stable stage where the woody species coexist in harmony. 2) In the early-established and later invading species, all positive associations were not significant. Compared with positive and null associations, fewer negative associations were found. This implies that these species are inclined to coexist independently through portioning of resources. 3) Among the later invading species, positive associations were significant and no negative associations were found which suggest that these species have similar adaptive ability in the habitat and occupied overlapping niches in the community. © 2008 Higher Education Press and Springer-Verlag GmbH.
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dc.identifier.citationFrontiers of Forestry in China, 2008, v. 3 n. 3, p. 308-314 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11461-008-0050-7
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11461-008-0050-7
dc.identifier.eissn1673-3630
dc.identifier.epage314
dc.identifier.issn1673-3517
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.031
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-46249084853
dc.identifier.spage308
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/91377
dc.identifier.volume3
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherGaodeng Jiaoyu Chubanshe
dc.relation.ispartofFrontiers of Forestry in China
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.subjectCommunity Succession
dc.subjectDominant Species
dc.subjectInterspecies Association
dc.subjectNiche
dc.subjectTropical Montane Rain Forest
dc.titleSpecies association in tropical montane rain forest at two successional stages in Diaoluo Mountain, Hainan
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. Nanjing University
  2. Shanghai Garden Administration Bureau
  3. State Environmental Protection Administration