%0 Journal Article
%A Chong YANG
%A Deming HE
%A Hong HUANG
%A Jiawang LUO
%A Wei WANG
%A Wenhong CHEN
%A Yumin SHUI
%A Zhiming ZHANG
%T Species Composition and Community Characteristics of Summit Mossy Dwarf Forests of Bozhu Mountain, Wenshan County, Yunnan Province, China
%D 2024
%R 10.7525/j.issn.1673-5102.2024.05.011
%J Bulletin of Botanical Research
%P 738-752
%V 44
%N 5
%X <p>To complement and improve the community composition and structural characteristics of the summit mossy dwarf forests in Southwest China， based on the community survey data of the 1 hm<sup>2 </sup>forest dynamic plot（FDP）， the Center for Tropic Forest Sciences（CTFS） standard was used to investigate all woody trees with DBH ≥ 1 cm in the plot. Then， ten standard plots（a total of 0.6 hm<sup>2</sup>， 20 m×30 m each） were selected from the 1 hm<sup>2</sup> FDP， and all vascular plants within the 0.6 hm<sup>2 </sup>plot were investigated and counted by plant community inventory. The species composition and community structure were analyzed by the aspects of species richness and quantitative characters， and the diameter class structure of the dominant tree species. The main results were as follows： （1）there were 3 614 woody individuals from 42 species， 32 genera， 20 families， with DBH≥1 cm within the 1 hm<sup>2</sup> FDP； in the 0.6 hm<sup>2</sup> plot， there were 103 species of vascular plants in 42 families， 67 genera and 1 536 individuals of 24 woody species with height≥3 m； （2）<i>Rhododendron sinofalconeri</i> was， absolutely dominant in the community， with important values 3-4 times higher than those of the secondary dominant species； （3）The age structure of the whole community showed a “L” shape； however， <i>Rhododendron sinofalconeri</i> was dominant in adult individuals， being different from other dominant species； （4）The community was composed of tree， shrub and herb layers as well as epiphytes and parasitic plants， and named as <i>Rhododendron sinofalconeri</i>， <i>Clethra delavayi</i> var. <i>yuiana</i>， <i>Illicium tsaii</i> summit mossy dwarf forests. In the Bozhu Mountain， Wenshan county， Yunnan， China， the mossy dwarf forest community was rich in species， stable in composition， prominent in dominant species and good in their regeneration. The canopy appearance of the community was flat， and the community succession was in a mature forest state.</p>
%U https://bbr.nefu.edu.cn/EN/10.7525/j.issn.1673-5102.2024.05.011