[Point pattern analysis of different age-class Taxus chinensis var. mairei individuals in mountainous area of southern Anhui Province]

Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao. 2010 Feb;21(2):272-8.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

By using O-ring statistics in point pattern analysis and Programita software, this paper studied the spatial distribution patterns and associations of different age-class individuals of Taxus chinensis var. mairei populations at Xianyu and Xiaxiang in the mountainous area of southern Anhui Province. The Xianyu population had a random spatial distribution at the scales from 2 m to 25 m but a clumped distribution at the scales < 2 m, while the Xiaxiang population distributed randomly at all the scales. As for Xianyu population, its individuals of age-class I had a clumped distribution at the scales < 5 m, while the individuals of elder age-classes tended to be non-randomly distributed at more scales than < 5 m, which might be related to the features of population regeneration. With increasingly enlarged age-class differences, the spatial association between younger and elder age-classes individuals turned to be negative, but less spatial association was observed between adjacent age-classes individuals. Such a spatial relationship between different age-classes individuals of T. chinensis was beneficial to the effective use of resources. With the growth of the individuals, T. chinensis population had a transition from clumped to random distribution.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biodiversity
  • China
  • Conservation of Natural Resources*
  • Ecosystem*
  • Population Dynamics
  • Taxus / classification*
  • Taxus / growth & development*