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Ruderal species diversity and distribution in heterogeneous habitats of the urban area of Harbin.

CHEN Xiao-shuang1, LIANG Hong1,3, SONG Kun1, DA Liang-jun1,2**   

  1. (1Department of Environmental Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China; 2Tiantong National Station of Forest Ecosystem and Shanghai Key Laboratory for Ecology of Urbanization Process and Ecorestoration, Shanghai 200241, China; 3College of Landscape Architecture and Forestry, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, Shandong, China)
  • Online:2014-04-10 Published:2014-04-10

Abstract: To explore the adaptive strategy of ruderal species in response to highly heterogeneous habitats in the context of urbanization, diversity and distribution of ruderal species were investigated in the urban area of Harbin City. The results showed that there were 175 ruderal species in the urban area of Harbin, belonging to 38 families and 128 genera, with a large proportion as monotypicgenus and geographically diverse types reflecting a substantially heterogeneous habitat condition. Ruderal species in the urban area resided mainly on gaps of forests and shrub-grasslands, abandoned fields and roadsides, indicating a progressively declined living space with increased heterogeneity and
unstability. The widespread ruderal species with strong plasticity and short life cycle exhibited a relatively great tolerance with respect to intensive and frequent human disturbance. Based on their habitat properties and adaptive ability, the 175 urban ruderal species could be classified into four ecological groups: eurytopic species, shady and wettolerant species, mesophytic species, and trample and mowingtolerant species.

Key words: early rice, P and K fertili-zer, low temperature, yield, leaf temperature, panicle primordium differentiation stage, physiological characteristics