Analysis of tree mortality characteristics in a dynamic northern tropical karst seasonal rainforest in Nonggang, Guangxi, southern China

Li Yu-Fei; Li Xian-Kun; Guo Yi-Li; Li Dong-Xing; Wang Bin; Xiang Wu-Sheng; Huang Fu-Zhao; Wen Shu-Jun; Li Jian-xing; Lu Shu-Hua; Liu Sheng-Yuan

doi:10.11913/PSJ.2095-0837.2022.20177

Plant Science Journal > 2022 > 40(2): 177-186. > DOI: 10.11913/PSJ.2095-0837.2022.20177 CSTR: 32231.14.PSJ.2095-0837.2022.20177

Li Yu-Fei, Li Xian-Kun, Guo Yi-Li, Li Dong-Xing, Wang Bin, Xiang Wu-Sheng, Huang Fu-Zhao, Wen Shu-Jun, Li Jian-xing, Lu Shu-Hua, Liu Sheng-Yuan. Analysis of tree mortality characteristics in a dynamic northern tropical karst seasonal rainforest in Nonggang, Guangxi, southern China[J]. Plant Science Journal, 2022, 40(2): 177-186. DOI: 10.11913/PSJ.2095-0837.2022.20177

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Analysis of tree mortality characteristics in a dynamic northern tropical karst seasonal rainforest in Nonggang, Guangxi, southern China

1. College of Tourism and Landscape Architecture, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, Guangxi 541006, China;
2. Guangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Conservation and Restoration Ecology in Karst Terrain, Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guilin, Guangxi 541006, China;
3. Administration of Nonggang National Nature Reserve of Guangxi, Chongzuo, Guangxi 532400, China

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This work was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32071540, 31800371, 31760141) and National Key Research and Development Program (2019YFC0507503).

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Received Date: August 14, 2021
Revised Date: October 12, 2021
Available Online: October 31, 2022
Published Date: April 27, 2022

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We conducted two surveys (in 2011 and 2016) of a 15 hm² dynamic monitoring plot in a tropical karst seasonal rainforest in northern Nonggang, China, and analyzed the number, diameter structure, and spatial pattern characteristics of tree mortality in the plot over time. Results showed that from 2011 to 2016, 86.5% of the tree species in the plot had individual deaths, accounting for 14.4% of the total number of individuals. The diameter class of dead trees showed an inverted "J" shaped distribution, consistent with the diameter class structure of standing trees. Competition was the main factor affecting tree death. In summary, tree death in the northern tropical karst seasonal rainforest was not a completely random process, but due to the combined effects of tree characteristics and biological and non-biological environments.
- Karst monsoon forest,
- Tree death,
- Diameter class,
- Spatial pattern,
- Driving factors

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