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Interspecific correlation of Cephalcia kunyushanica and understory plant species in natural forests in Kunyushan.

PAN Qi1, LIANG Jun1,2**, ZHU Yan-peng3, NI Yang1, YANG Xiao-yan2,4, YUAN Xiao-wen2,4, MA Lin5, ZHANG Xing-yao1,2   

  1. (1Research Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment and Protection, Chinese Academy of Forestry, The Key Laboratory of Forest Protection of China State Forestry Administration, Beijing 100091, China; 2Kunyushan Forest Ecosystem Research Station, Yantai 264100, Shandong, China; 3Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012; 4Kunyushan Forest Farm, Yantai 264100, Shandong, China; 5Central South University of Forestry & Technology, Changsha 410004, China)
  • Online:2014-07-10 Published:2014-07-10

Abstract:

Based on the samplecircle method and the 2×2 contingency table of species presence/absence data collected from 50 permanent plots in Kunyushan region, the VR analysis, χ2test, association coefficient, Ochiai association index, Dice association index, point correlation coefficient, Cramer index, and percentage cooccurrence were used in quantitative analysis of the interspecific correlation of Kunyushan webspinning sawfly (Cephalcia kunyushanica, a defoliator) occurrence and adjacent understory plants of natural forests in Kunyushan region. The results indicated that there was a significant positive correlation of overall association existing among Cephalcia kunyushanica and 195 neighboring shrub or herbage plants (P<0.01). The result of χ2test showed a positive association for 83 speciespairs and a negative association for 112 speciespairs. The ratio of negative pairs was higher than positive ones. Furthermore, the insect showed extremely significant positive interspecific correlation relations to 11 species including Carex rigescens, while negative ones to 16 species including Carex siderosticta respectively (P<0.01).

 

Key words: carbon, nitrogen, Loess Plateau, Robinia pseudoacacia, plantation age, phosphorus