Vertical gradient in bryophyte diversity and species composition in tropical and subtropical forests in Yunnan, SW China

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	Vertical gradient in bryophyte diversity and species composition in tropical and subtropical forests in Yunnan, SW China
	Shen, Ting 1,2; Corlett, Richard T.1; Song, Liang 3; Ma, Wen-Zhang4 ; Guo, Xin-Lei 2,5,6; Song, Yu 1; Wu, Yi 2,3
刊名	JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE
	2018-11-01
卷号	29 期号:6 页码:1075-1087
关键词	biodiversity canopy conservation epiphytic bryophytes life forms species composition species richness vertical gradient
ISSN号	1100-9233
英文摘要	Questions We sampled epiphytic bryophytes along the entire vertical gradient, from tree base to upper canopy, in tropical and subtropical forests in order to answer the following questions: (a) how do diversity, composition and life forms differ between forests; (b) how do communities change along the vertical gradient in each forest; (c) what are the likely environmental drivers of this; and (d) what is the conservation significance of the results? Location Canopy crane sites in tropical lowland seasonal rain forest (TRF) and subtropical montane moist forest (STF) in Yunnan, southwest China. Methods Bryophytes were sampled from 1,600-2,400 cm(2) of bark surface in 14 vertical segments in three canopy layers on 142 trees, using canopy cranes. Microclimate was measured at five levels on the crane towers. Diversity was compared within and between forests using ANOVA. NMDS was used to compare species composition and assess potential drivers. Results In total, 184 species were recorded in 106 genera and 39 families. STF had a richer bryoflora than TRF. More species occurred in the canopy than the sub-canopy and understorey in both sites. The fan life form was dominant in the lower two layers of both forests, while mats were more common in the canopy of TRF and tall turfs in STF. The main axis of variation in species composition was associated with the vertical gradient of declining humidity and vapour pressure, and increasing temperature, light and wind speed. Conclusions This study demonstrates the value of canopy cranes for complete sampling of the epiphytic bryoflora in complex forests. Both forest types had very high species richness, reflecting the diversity of microhabitats along the vertical gradient. Observed and projected climate change may threaten this bryoflora as a result of rising temperatures and, in some areas, declining rainfall and fog frequency.
资助项目	Biodiversity Research Group in Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, 135 program of CAS[2017XTBG-F03] ; Biodiversity Research Group in Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, 135 program of CAS[2017XTBG-F01] ; Yunnan Natural Science Foundation[2016FB053] ; Yunnan Natural Science Foundation[2014FB184] ; CAS 'Light of West China' Program ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[31670452]
语种	英语
资助机构	Biodiversity Research Group in Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, 135 program of CAS ; Yunnan Natural Science Foundation ; CAS 'Light of West China' Program ; National Natural Science Foundation of China
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.kib.ac.cn/handle/151853/64356]
专题	昆明植物研究所_中国科学院东亚植物多样性与生物地理学重点实验室
通讯作者	Corlett, Richard T.; Song, Liang
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Xishuangbanna Trop Bot Garden, Ctr Integrat Conservat, Menglun, Mengla, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Xishuangbanna Trop Bot Garden, CAS Key Lab Trop Forest Ecol, Kunming, Yunnan, Peoples R China 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Kunming Inst Bot, Key Lab Plant Div & Biogeog East Asia, Kunming, Yunnan, Peoples R China 5.Univ Amsterdam, Inst Biodivers & Ecosyst Dynam, Dept Ecosyst & Landscape Dynam, Amsterdam, Netherlands 6.Forschungszentrum Julich, Inst Bio & Geosci, Agrosphere IBG 3, Julich, Germany
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Shen, Ting,Corlett, Richard T.,Song, Liang,et al. Vertical gradient in bryophyte diversity and species composition in tropical and subtropical forests in Yunnan, SW China[J]. JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE,2018,29(6):1075-1087.
APA	Shen, Ting.,Corlett, Richard T..,Song, Liang.,Ma, Wen-Zhang.,Guo, Xin-Lei.,...&Wu, Yi.(2018).Vertical gradient in bryophyte diversity and species composition in tropical and subtropical forests in Yunnan, SW China.JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE,29(6),1075-1087.
MLA	Shen, Ting,et al."Vertical gradient in bryophyte diversity and species composition in tropical and subtropical forests in Yunnan, SW China".JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE 29.6(2018):1075-1087.