Spatial pattern dynamics over 10 years in a conifer/broadleaved forest, northern Japan
Spatial pattern dynamics over 10 years in a conifer/broadleaved forest, northern Japan
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DOI:
10.1007/s11258-006-9197-1
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发表时间:
2007-03
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1.7
通讯作者:
Y. Kubota;H. Kubo;K. Shimatani
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作者:
Y. Kubota;H. Kubo;K. Shimatani
The present study investigated stand dynamics during 10-year period in a conifer/broadleaved mixed forest in Hokkaido, northern Japan, focusing on spatially dependent recruitment, mortality and growth of two growth-form groups, deciduous broadleaved species and the dominant evergreen coniferAbies sachalinensis. The stand-level basal area was maintained over the 10-year period, while a compositional equilibrium at the individual species level was not confirmed. Univariate and bivariate spatial analyses revealed clustering of many of the constituent species. The absence of single-species patches suggested an ambiguous mosaic formed by co-occurrence ofAbiesand broadleaved trees. The trend towards an aggregated distribution ofAbiesand broadleaved trees was caused by spatially dependent recruitment rather than mortality. New recruits of broadleaved species were spatially associated with surviving broadleaved trees, while this was not the case forAbies. The degree of competitive effects on growth was not consistent over the 10-year period.Abiesshowed between-groups competition, but not within-group competition. In contrast, we found asymmetric competitions between the broadleaved trees. Our results suggest thatAbiesis not sufficiently competitively dominant to exclude broadleaved trees, and that the co-occurrence of the two growth-form groups might be maintained.