Subtropical Vegetation of Southwestern China (eBook)

Plant Distribution, Diversity and Ecology

Cindy Q. Tang (Autor)

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2015 | 2015
XI, 363 Seiten
Springer Netherlands (Verlag)
978-94-017-9741-2 (ISBN)

Infos

This book provides a wealth of high-quality scientific information on the patterns and processes of vegetation change across a broad range of spatial and temporal scales, concentrating on Southwestern China, mostly on the Yunnan region, and extending to the Yangtze River valley near the boundaries separating Chongqing, Sichuan and Guizhou.

Inhalt

Chapter 1 Introduction1.1 Environmental setting      1.1.1 Physiography            1.1.2 Climate      1.1.3 Geology      1.2.4 Soils1.2 Vegetation changes over geological time      1.2.1 Vegetation in the Early Tertiary      1.2.2 Vegetation in the Late Tertiary      1.2.3 Vegetation in the Quaternary1.3 Floristics and vegetation1.4 Human influencesReferencesChapter 2 Evergreen broad-leaved forests2.1 Forest types 2.2 Species diversity2.3 Leaf size patterns of evergreen broad-leaved trees along the altitudinal gradient      2.3.1 Floristic changes in evergreen broad-leaved trees by altitudes      2.3.2 Leaf size changes along the altitudinal gradient      2.3.3 Leaf traits in the differentiation of forest types 2.4 Structure and dynamics of primary EBLFs2.5 Secondary succession      2.5.1 Successional trends      2.5.2 Species diversity along the successional gradient      2.5.3 Soil seed banks2.6 Threats of habitat fragmentation and degradationReferencesChapter 3 Evergreen sclerophyllous Quercus communities3.1 Distribution and community types3.2 Species diversity and dynamics of the forestsReferencesChapter 4 Warm temperate coniferous forests4.1 Distribution and forest types4.2 Dynamics of Pinus yunnanensis forests after a major fire     4.2.1 Community structure and regeneration     4.2.2 Succession     4.2.3 A model on successional pathwaysReferencesChapter 5 Man-made forests5.1 Controversial opinions5.2 Plant diversity and regeneration dynamics      5.3 Hydrological characteristics and nutrient loss5.4 Nutrient cycling     5.4.1 Litter production and nutrient inputs     5.4.2 Soil chemical properties5.5 Ecosystem processesReferencesChapter 6 Semi-savannas in hot-dry valleys6.1 Characteristics of hot-dry valleys6.2 Semi-savannas      6.2.1 Sparse woody grassland      6.2.2 Thorny succulent shrublandReferencesChapter 7 Endemism and Tertiary relict forests7.1 Endemism7.2 Tertiary relict forests      7.2.1 The Ginkgo biloba forest      7.2.2 The Metasequoia glyptostroboides forest      7.2.3 The Thuja sutchuenensis forest      7.2.4 The Davidia involucrata forest      7.2.5 The Tetracentron sinense forest      7.2.6 The Liriodendron chinense forest, with special reference to village fengshui forest      7.2.7 Tertiary relict trees and their habitatsReferencesChapter 8 Relations to neighboring regions8.1 Phytogeographic considerations8.2 The subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests of SW China as compared to those in other regions     8.2.1 As compared with other Chinese regions     8.2.2 As compared with Japan     8.2.3 As compared with Southeast Asia     8.2.4 As compared with the eastern HimalayasReferencesIndex

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.4.2015
• Reihe/Serie: Plant and Vegetation
• Zusatzinfo: XI, 363 p. 195 illus., 78 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: Dordrecht
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
• Schlagworte: Evergreen broad-leaved forests • Persistence of Tertiary relict plants • Plant diversity • Secondary succession • Southwestern China
• ISBN-10: 94-017-9741-2 / 9401797412
• ISBN-13: 978-94-017-9741-2 / 9789401797412