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Modeling of forest landscape change in Xiaoxinganling Mountains under different planting proportions of coniferous and broadleaved species.

ZHOU Yu-fei1,2; HE Hong-shi1,3; BU Ren-cang1;JIN Long-ru1,2; LI Xiu-zhen1   

  1. 1Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China;2Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China; 3School of Natural Resources, University of MissouriColumbia, Missouri, 65211, USA
  • Received:2007-12-16 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2008-08-20 Published:2008-08-20

Abstract: With spatially explicit landscape model (LANDIS), the dynamic change of forest landscape in Youhao Forest Bureau in Xiaoxinganling Mountains from 2001-2201 under 5 planting proportions of coniferous and broadleaved species, i.e., 100% broadleaved species, 70% broadleaved and 30% coniferous species, 50% broadleaved and 50% coniferous species, 30% broadleaved and 70% coniferous species, and 100% coniferous species, was studied, taking the forest under natural regeneration after harvesting as the control. The results showed that afforestation effectively promoted the recovery of forest resources, but single planting of coniferous species would lead to the area percent of broadleaved species lower than the control. When broadleaved species were planted only, the area percent of coniferous species was lower than the control. The area percent and aggregation index of Pinus koraiensis and Larix gmelini increased with increasing planting proportion of coniferous species, and those of Quercus mongolica increased with increasing planting proportion of broadleaved species. Afforestation decreased the area percent of Betula phatyphylla, but had no significant effects on its aggregation index. Different afforestation strategies not only altered the species area percent, but also affected the species spatial pattern.

Key words: Eucalyptus grandis, leaf litter, Cichorium intybus,  allelopathic substance, photosynthesis.