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Diversity of communities dominated by Glycyrrhiza uralensis, an endangered medicinal plant species, along a precipitation gradient in China | |
Zhang, Jin-Tun1; Xu, Bin1; Li, Min2 | |
通讯作者 | Zhang, Jin-Tun |
来源期刊 | BOTANICAL STUDIES
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EISSN | 1999-3110 |
出版年 | 2011 |
卷号 | 52期号:4页码:493-501 |
英文摘要 | Glycyrrhiza uralensis is an endangered and nationally-protected medicinal plant species in China with great market demand. It is mainly distributed in arid and semi-arid regions and its habitats have rapidly degraded over the last 40 years. Conservation of this species and its communities has become urgent. We aimed to reveal the relationships between G. uralensis and environmental variables along an east to west precipitation gradient in northern China. Floristic and environmental data from 100 5 m x 5 m quadrats were analyzed using TWINSPAN, DCA, CCA and species diversity indices. TWINSPAN recognized twelve vegetation communities, which were the communities most dominated by G. uralensis in China. DCA and CCA results showed that the vegetation patterns were significantly correlated with both soil and climatic variables. Soil N, P, K, organic matter, annual mean temperature, relative humidity, annual mean precipitation, annual mean highest temperature and annual mean lowest temperature were significant to these communities, and precipitation was the most important factor explaining the spatial patterns of vegetation. Species richness, diversity and evenness varied obviously among communities and were significantly correlated with environmental gradients. Further measures for conservation of G. uralensis and its communities are discussed. |
英文关键词 | Biodiversity Ecological restoration Licorice Medicinal resources Semi-arid and arid region |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Peoples R China |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000297605800013 |
WOS关键词 | EASTERN LOESS PLATEAU ; NATURE-RESERVE ; NORTH CHINA ; CONSERVATION ; SOIL ; VEGETATION ; BIODIVERSITY ; ECOSYSTEMS ; COLLECTION ; FORESTS |
WOS类目 | Plant Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Plant Sciences |
来源机构 | 北京师范大学 |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/167459 |
作者单位 | 1.Beijing Normal Univ, Coll Life Sci, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China; 2.Shanxi Univ, Inst Loess Plateau, Taiyuan 030006, Peoples R China |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Zhang, Jin-Tun,Xu, Bin,Li, Min. Diversity of communities dominated by Glycyrrhiza uralensis, an endangered medicinal plant species, along a precipitation gradient in China[J]. 北京师范大学,2011,52(4):493-501. |
APA | Zhang, Jin-Tun,Xu, Bin,&Li, Min.(2011).Diversity of communities dominated by Glycyrrhiza uralensis, an endangered medicinal plant species, along a precipitation gradient in China.BOTANICAL STUDIES,52(4),493-501. |
MLA | Zhang, Jin-Tun,et al."Diversity of communities dominated by Glycyrrhiza uralensis, an endangered medicinal plant species, along a precipitation gradient in China".BOTANICAL STUDIES 52.4(2011):493-501. |
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