文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Prevalence of inter-tree competition and its role in shaping the community structure of a natural mongolian scots pine (Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica) forest

作者：Wang, Hongxiang[1] Wan, Pan[1] Wang, Qianxue[2] Liu, Ling[2] Zhang, Gongqiao[1] Hui, Gangying[1,3]

第一作者：Wang, Hongxiang

通信作者：Hui, Gangying|[a0005bfb02dde2e035a6b]惠刚盈;

机构：[1] Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, 100091, China; [2] Research Center of Cold Temperate Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Harbin, 150086, China; [3] Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation, State Forestry Administration, Beijing, 100091, China

年份：2017

卷号：8

期号：3

外文期刊名：Forests

收录：EI(收录号：20171203477261);Scopus(收录号：2-s2.0-85015619316)

语种：英文

外文关键词：Spatial variables measurement - Forestry

摘要：Inter-tree competition is considered one of the most important ecological processes of forest development. However, its importance in structuring the spatial patterns of plant communities remains controversial. We collected observational data from two plots in a natural Mongolian Scots pine forest to study the contribution of competition to tree growth, mortality, and size inequality. We used the nearest neighbour method to determine the presence of competition, and unmarked and marked spatial point pattern analyses to test the density-dependent mortality effects and the spatial autocorrelation of tree size. We identified significant positive correlations between tree canopy diameter and nearest neighbour distance in both plots, which were more evident in the denser plot. The pair correlation functions of both plots indicated regular distribution patterns of living trees, and trees living in more crowded environments were more likely to die. However, the mark differentiation characteristics showed weak evidence of a negative spatial autocorrelation in tree size, particularly in the high-density plot. The high mortality rate of suppressed trees and weak asymmetric competition may have accounted for the lack of dissimilarity in tree size. This study showed that inter-tree competition is an important determinant of the development of Mongolian Scots pine forests. ? 2017 by the authors.