Distribution pattern of tree populations in tropical forest and comparison of its study methods

Abstract

Abstract: By means of individual in-plot-based variance/mean ratio and Morisita's dispersion index, and individual distance based modified nearest neighbor method and combined count distance -analysis, the distribution patterns of eight major species in mountainous tropical rain forest in Diaolou Mountain of Hainan were investigated.The results show that the distributions of all eight species are clumped or random, and that among the four methods, the combined count distance analysis is the best.

Key words: Distribution pattern, Tropical rain forest, Spatial statistics, Ross-Li model, clumping index, MODIS BRDF

Wang Zhengfeng, An Shuqing, Zhu Xuelei, David G. Campell, Yang Xiaobo. Distribution pattern of tree populations in tropical forest and comparison of its study methods[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 1998, 9(6): 575-580.

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