种内竞争
生态学
生物扩散
点模式分析
密度依赖性
地理
空间生态学
雨林
二元分析
人口
龙脑香科
森林动态
生物
人口学
数学
统计
社会学
作者
Ruixia Ma,Jianxing Li,Yili Guo,Bin Wang,Wenhua Xiang,Dongxing Li,Fuzhao Huang,Feng Liu,Shujun Wen,Sihua Lü,Xiankun Li
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121610
摘要
Spatial patterns can reveal many ecological processes in forest communities; thus, understanding the spatial patterns of trees and their interactions is key to exploring forest dynamics. However, few studies have explored the spatial patterns and interactions between adults and recruits over longer time spans in tropical karst forests. A forest dynamics census was conducted (2011–2021) in a 15-ha karst seasonal rainforest plot at the Nonggang National Nature Reserve, in Guangxi, China. The tree community structure, which included a total of 20 tree species (≥ 50 individuals) at various states of recruitment, survival, and mortality, were selected and investigated via detailed analyses. First, univariate pair correlation functions and bivariate mark correlation functions were utilized to analyze the spatial patterns of dead recruits, surviving recruits, and adults. Aggregation was the dominant intraspecific distribution pattern in the plot that decreased at larger scales, which indicated that dispersal was limited. The segregation of bivariate patterns in most species suggested that there was scramble competition between the surviving and dead recruits, which translated to their not clustering around adults. Second, it was revealed through testing that density dependence was not prevalent. However, negative density dependence was more common in species that exhibited density dependence, as various species respond differently to changes in population density. Third, most recruits had a low probability of survival, which for several dominant species was influenced by neighborhood effects. This study did not support the Janzen-Connell hypothesis, as the survival probability of most recruits was not enhanced with the distance from adults. This meant that the effects of distance from adults on the growth of recruits in Nonggang forests were negligible. These results suggested that dispersal limitations and habitat heterogeneity played more significant roles in the regulation of tree spatial patterns and seedling growth (or mortality) in tropical karst seasonal rain forests. This work will contribute to the restoration and conservation of fragile forest communities in Karst regions, while providing a theoretical basis for biodiversity research, forest management planning, and ecosystem services.
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