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Li Jiang-Wen, He Bang-Yin, Li Cai, Hui Hong-Yan, Liu Bo, Zhang Xiao-Xi. Differences in species composition and functional diversity of understory plant communities of Robinia pseudoacacia L. stands with different ages[J]. Plant Science Journal, 2022, 40(3): 315-323. DOI: 10.11913/PSJ.2095-0837.2022.30315
Citation: Li Jiang-Wen, He Bang-Yin, Li Cai, Hui Hong-Yan, Liu Bo, Zhang Xiao-Xi. Differences in species composition and functional diversity of understory plant communities of Robinia pseudoacacia L. stands with different ages[J]. Plant Science Journal, 2022, 40(3): 315-323. DOI: 10.11913/PSJ.2095-0837.2022.30315

Differences in species composition and functional diversity of understory plant communities of Robinia pseudoacacia L. stands with different ages

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This work was supported by grants from the Basic Research Project of Natural Science in Shaanxi Province(2021JQ-623), Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Yan'an University (YDBK2019-18), and College Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program (D2020089).

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  • Received Date: October 25, 2021
  • Revised Date: December 06, 2021
  • Available Online: October 31, 2022
  • Published Date: June 27, 2022
  • Dynamic changes in community species composition and functional diversity reflect the current status of a population and future trends of community succession. In this study, grassland vegetation under Robinia pseudoacacia L. stands with different ages was investigated to determine the characteristics of understory plant communities and plant functional traits. Results showed that the grassland understory was mainly composed of perennial weeds of Compositae and Rosaceae. With the increase in recovery period, the plant community gradually changed from one dominated by Compositae to one dominated by Gramineae. Furthermore, dicots gradually declined and monocots gradually increased. Except for total community coverage, the quantitative characteristics of the community showed a significant increase with restoration period. In addition, Rao’s quadratic entropy gradually decreased, while Functional richness (FRic), Functional evenness (FEve), and Functional divergence (FDiv) increased at first and then decreased with recovery years. Biomass and leaf traits became the main factors affecting functional diversity changes.
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