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Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology ›› 1999, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (1): 1-6.

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Indicative value of bryophytes on forest eco-boundary

Guo Shuiliang1, Han Shijie2, Cao Tong2   

  1. Institute of Applied Ecology, Shenyang 110015
  • Received:1998-11-23 Revised:1998-12-08 Online:1999-01-25 Published:1999-01-25

Abstract: Investigation of bryophytes at the edges of Pinus sylvestriformis and dark conifer forests as well as the ecotone from Vaccinium uliginosum shrub to Larix olgensis forest near round lake in Changbai Mountain revealed that the cover and diversity indices of bryophytes could be applied to identify the forest eco-boundary in the field. The relationships between these indices (y) with distance (x) on eco-boundary followed y=b·ax. The informative values of the indices were calculated, and their ecological significance was also discussed.

Key words: Bryophyte, Forest eco-boundary, Index, slope aspect, slope position, revegetation approach, species diversity