Phylogenetic structure of Abies georgei var. smithii community at different spatial scales in Sygera Mountains of Tibet, China

doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202005.008

Abstract

Abstract: We analyzed the phylogenetic structure of trees within six diameter classes (1-2, 2-4, 4-7, 7-11, 11-16, >16 cm) in quadrats with different size of 5 m×5 m,10 m×10 m, 20 m×20 m, 50 m×50 m, 100 m×100 m in a Abies georgei var. smithii community in a 4 hm² stem-mapping plot located in subalpine dark coniferous forest of Sygera Mountains, southeast Tibet. In various spatial scales, both net relatedness index (NRI) and nearest taxon index (NTI) of the community were larger than zero, indicating a clustered phylogenetic structure with the largest clustering intensity at small spatial scale (5 m×5 m). Community of small-size classes were phylogenetically clustering. In large-size classes (DBH>7 cm) phylogenetic over dispersion became more common, with dispersion increased with increasing tree size under all spatial scales. The intensity of phylogenetic clustering in young trees increased with increasing spatial scales, while the intensity of over dispersion in large trees (DBH>7 cm) increased with spatial scale. Our results suggested that environmental filtering in small-size trees and competitive exclusion in large-size trees might be the main ecological processes driving community assembly in this region.

Key words: Sygera Mountains, subalpine dark coniferous forest, community assembly, phylogenetic structure, diameter class

YANG Zi-ling, TIAN Min-xia, YU Wu-yang, LUO Jian, ZHENG Wei-lie, WANG Guo-yan. Phylogenetic structure of Abies georgei var. smithii community at different spatial scales in Sygera Mountains of Tibet, China[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2020, 31(5): 1505-1510.

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