HUBEI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ›› 2021, Vol. 60 ›› Issue (13): 97-100.doi: 10.14088/j.cnki.issn0439-8114.2021.13.019

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Patterns of dead trees in secondary forests of Baimajian,Dabieshan mountain

WANG Zhi-gao1,2, CAO Hua3, ZHANG Chuan-ying3   

  1. 1. Zhejiang Foresty Academy,Hangzhou 310023,China;
    2. School of Life Science,Anqing Normal College/Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Ecological Conservation in Southwest Anhui,Anqing 246133,Anhui,China;
    3. Ecological Forest Development Center,Suichang county,Lishui 323300,Zhejiang,China
  • Received:2020-09-04 Online:2021-07-10 Published:2021-07-26

Abstract: The dead trees in Baimajian of Dabieshan mountain were analyzed to explore the reasons leading to tree death. The results showed more of the dead trees especially smaller class individuals dominated in this forest, dead trees with a breast diameter of less than 5 cm account for more than 30% of the total number of dead trees. The abundance of dead trees positively related to the abundance of living species. 41.7%, 66.0% and 60.0% of the dead trees were from the sprouting. Competition is the main reason of tree death in this secondary forest, further researches should explore the mechanism of tree death at larger scales.

Key words: Dabieshan mountain, Baimajian mountain, dead trees, competition, sprouting

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