| Assembly of plant communities in coastal wetlands-the role of saltcedar Tamarix chinensis during early succession | |
Gao, M ; Wang, XX; Hui, C; Yi, HP; Zhang, CQ; Wu, XQ; Bi, XL; Wang, Y; Xiao, LX; Wang, D; Gao, M (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Yantai Inst Coastal Zone Res, 17 Chunhui Rd, Yantai 264003, Peoples R China. gaomeng03@hotmail.com
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| Source Publication | JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY
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| ISSN | 1752-9921 |
| 2015-10-01 | |
| Volume | 8Issue:5Pages:539-548 |
| Keyword | Supratidal Wetland Functional Traits Spatial Structure Trait Convergence Facilitative Effect Wind Sheltering |
| DOI | 10.1093/jpe/rtu037 |
| Contribution Rank | [Gao, Meng; Wang, Xinxiu; Zhang, Chuanqi; Wu, Xiaoqing; Bi, Xiaoli; Wang, Yong; Wang, De] Chinese Acad Sci, Yantai Inst Coastal Zone Res, Yantai 264003, Peoples R China; [Wang, Xinxiu; Zhang, Chuanqi] Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China; [Hui, Cang] Univ Stellenbosch, Ctr Invas Biol, Dept Math Sci, ZA-7602 Matieland, South Africa; [Hui, Cang] African Inst Math Sci, Math & Phys Biosci, ZA-7945 Muizenberg, South Africa; [Yi, Huapeng; Xiao, Luxiang] Ludong Univ, Inst Geog & Planning, Yantai 264025, Peoples R China |
| Department | 海岸带信息集成与综合管理实验室 |
| Abstract | Aims The mechanisms of plant community assembly are hypothesized to vary at different stages of succession. Here, we explore the local assemblage structure of a herbaceous plant community at its early stage of succession in a supratidal wetland. Specifically, we assess the role of Chinese saltcedar (Tamarix chinensis), the lone dominant shrub species, in shaping the spatial structure and species composition in the local plant community, after landscape alteration. Methods We used the multivariate trend-surface analysis for analyzing the spatial structure of the community composition. A null model was also used to detect potential biotic interactions between species. Statistical significance was derived from a permutation test by randomizing the presence-absence matrix and functional traits independently. Sensitivity analysis by randomly selecting 50 subplots and repeating the null model tests was also done. Finally, rank correlation analysis was used to study the relationship between effect sizes and distance to nearest T. chinensis individuals. Important Findings The herbaceous plant community was highly structured and shaped by the presence of T. chinensis. At local scale, two functional traits, plant height and leaf area, were found to be significantly convergent. Dispersal, environmental stress and interspecific competition played a trivial effect on the local community assembly. The facilitating effect of T. chinensis on the pioneering herbaceous plants, through acting as a wind shelter, was put forward as the dominant community assembly process. |
| Subtype | Article |
| Funding Organization | National Natural Science Foundation of China(31000197 41101169 ) ; Knowledge Innovation Project of CAS(KZCX2-EW-QN209) ; National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(2013AA06A211-4) ; National Research Foundation of South Africa (89967 81825) |
| Indexed By | SCI |
| Language | 英语 |
| WOS Keyword | SPECIES COOCCURRENCE PATTERNS ; LIMITING SIMILARITY ; FUNCTIONAL TRAITS ; NICHE LIMITATION ; TREE INVASIONS ; FOREST ; RULES ; FACILITATION ; CONVERGENCE ; COMPETITION |
| WOS Research Area | Plant Sciences ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
| WOS ID | WOS:000363250800009 |
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| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.yic.ac.cn/handle/133337/9470 |
| Collection | 中科院海岸带环境过程与生态修复重点实验室_海岸带信息集成与战略规划研究中心 中科院烟台海岸带研究所知识产出 中科院海岸带环境过程与生态修复重点实验室 |
| Corresponding Author | Gao, M (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Yantai Inst Coastal Zone Res, 17 Chunhui Rd, Yantai 264003, Peoples R China. gaomeng03@hotmail.com |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Gao, M,Wang, XX,Hui, C,et al. Assembly of plant communities in coastal wetlands-the role of saltcedar Tamarix chinensis during early succession[J]. JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY,2015,8(5):539-548. |
| APA | Gao, M.,Wang, XX.,Hui, C.,Yi, HP.,Zhang, CQ.,...&Gao, M .(2015).Assembly of plant communities in coastal wetlands-the role of saltcedar Tamarix chinensis during early succession.JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY,8(5),539-548. |
| MLA | Gao, M,et al."Assembly of plant communities in coastal wetlands-the role of saltcedar Tamarix chinensis during early succession".JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY 8.5(2015):539-548. |
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