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Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology ›› 1999, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (6): 641-644.

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Population structure of tropical montane rainforest on Wuzhi Mountain of Hainan

Zhu Xuelei1, An Shuqing1, Zhang Lixin1, Wang Zhengfeng2   

  1. 1. Department of Biological Science and Technology, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093;
    2. School of Life Science, Zhongshan University, Guangzhou 510275
  • Received:1998-03-31 Revised:1998-09-10 Online:1999-11-25 Published:1999-11-25

Abstract: The analysis on the age structure of six dominant populations Syzygium araiocladum, Nephelium topengii,Schefflera octophylla, Memecylon ligustrifolium, Mallotus oblongifolius and Diospyros hainanensis in the montane rainforest on Wuzhi Mountain of Hainan Province show that all the populations had an increasing structure and were in developmental stage. The development of these populations would determine the future formation type of the tropical montane rainforest. Static life table analysis and spectral analysis on Syzygium araiocladum show that an obvious periodic fluctuation existed in the population, and that its regeneration was strongly related to forest gaps.

Key words: Montane rainforest, Age structure, Static life table, Spectral analysis, ammonia volatilization, Eichhornia crassipes, nitrogen loss, nitrogen preserving agent, high temperature composting