[Niches of seven bryophyte species in Hani peat land of Changbai Mountains].
Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao
; 20(3): 574-8, 2009 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-19637594
ABSTRACT
Based on field investigation and by using Levins and Pianka formula, the niches of seven bryophyte species in Hani Peatland of Changbai Mountains were studied. The results showed that the average niche breadth in nine environmental factors (total nitrogen, total phosphorous, K+ and Ca2+ in peat, pH,and electrical conductivity of surface water, tree coverage, shrub coverage, and depth to water table) of the seven species decreased in the order of Aulacomnium palustre > Sphagnum fallax > S. magellanicum > S. capillifolium = Polytrichum juniperinum > S. palustre > S. fuiscum. S. fuscum tended to be niche-specific species, while A. palustre tended to be niche-general species. Among the nine environmental factors, surface water electrical conductivity had the highest mean overlap value, while depth to water table, tree coverage, surface water pH, and shrub coverage had the lowest one, being the main environmental factors affecting the distribution of bryophytes. Most bryophyte species differentiated in their niches in the factors of depth to water table, tree coverage, surface water pH, and shrub coverage; while a few bryophyte species had higher overlap value in all of the test environmental factors due to their collaboration relationships in water use. This higher overlap value could offer indirect evidence of interspecific competition of bryophytes.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Ecosistema
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Briófitas
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Biodiversidad
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Zh
Revista:
Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao
Asunto de la revista:
SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Año:
2009
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Article
País de afiliación:
China