Climatic effects on plant species distribution within the forest-steppe ecotone in northern China

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongyan Liu ◽  
Yi Yin ◽  
Qiuyi Wang ◽  
Siyuan He
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Species Distribution ◽  
Northern China ◽  
Forest Steppe ◽  
Climatic Effects

scholarly journals The distribution of woody species in relation to climate and fire in Yosemite National Park, California, USA

Fire Ecology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan W. van Wagtendonk ◽  
Peggy E. Moore ◽  
Julie L. Yee ◽  
James A. Lutz
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Sierra Nevada ◽  
Species Distribution ◽  
National Park ◽  
Woody Plant ◽  
Fire Regime ◽  
Yosemite National Park ◽  
Distribution Models ◽  
Ecological Zones ◽  
Woody Plant Species

Abstract Background The effects of climate on plant species ranges are well appreciated, but the effects of other processes, such as fire, on plant species distribution are less well understood. We used a dataset of 561 plots 0.1 ha in size located throughout Yosemite National Park, in the Sierra Nevada of California, USA, to determine the joint effects of fire and climate on woody plant species. We analyzed the effect of climate (annual actual evapotranspiration [AET], climatic water deficit [Deficit]) and fire characteristics (occurrence [BURN] for all plots, fire return interval departure [FRID] for unburned plots, and severity of the most severe fire [dNBR]) on the distribution of woody plant species. Results Of 43 species that were present on at least two plots, 38 species occurred on five or more plots. Of those 38 species, models for the distribution of 13 species (34%) were significantly improved by including the variable for fire occurrence (BURN). Models for the distribution of 10 species (26%) were significantly improved by including FRID, and two species (5%) were improved by including dNBR. Species for which distribution models were improved by inclusion of fire variables included some of the most areally extensive woody plants. Species and ecological zones were aligned along an AET-Deficit gradient from cool and moist to hot and dry conditions. Conclusions In fire-frequent ecosystems, such as those in most of western North America, species distribution models were improved by including variables related to fire. Models for changing species distributions would also be improved by considering potential changes to the fire regime.

Disaggregating Hydroperiod: Components of the Seasonal Flood Pulse as Drivers of Plant Species Distribution in Floodplains of a Tropical Wetland

Wetlands ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 927-942 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Murray-Hudson ◽  
Piotr Wolski ◽  
Frances Murray-Hudson ◽  
Mark T. Brown ◽  
Keotshephile Kashe
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Species Distribution ◽  
Flood Pulse ◽  
Seasonal Flood

scholarly journals Small-scale plant species distribution in snowbeds and its sensitivity to climate change

Plant Ecology ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 200 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Schöb ◽  
Peter M. Kammer ◽  
Philippe Choler ◽  
Heinz Veit
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Species Distribution ◽  
Small Scale

scholarly journals Research advances in modelling plant species distribution in China

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 273-283
Author(s):  
Xiao-Tong LIU ◽  
Quan YUAN ◽  
Jian NI ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Species Distribution

scholarly journals The resource role of flowering woody plants in increasing the insects biological diversity

2021 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
pp. 00067
Author(s):  
Tatiana Kuzmina ◽  
Elena Toropova
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
High Power ◽  
Woody Plants ◽  
Woody Plant ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Taxonomic Composition ◽  
Forest Steppe ◽  
Flowering Period ◽  
Northern Forest

The aim of the study was to assess the resource role of flowering woody plants in maintaining the biological diversity of insects. The studies were carried out in 2019–2020 in the northern forest-steppe of the Ob region during the flowering period of woody plants from the Oleaceae family of the genus Syringa: S. josikaea J. and S. vulgaris L. Insects were collected by mowing with an entomological net in the crowns and under-crown space. The flowering of plants attracted insects from more than 25 families from 7 orders. The largest number of insects belonged to the order Thysanoptera 79.2%, followed by representatives of the orders Hemiptera (7.1%) and Diptera (6.4%). The entomological faunas of S. josikaea and S. vulgaris differed significantly in their taxonomic composition, insects abundance, and their association with flowering periods. Low coefficients of similarity and high power of the factor “plant species” influence on biological diversity and the insects number were revealed. S. josikaea played a more significant role in maintaining the biological diversity of insects. Research showed that insects are associated with a certain species of woody plant.

Potential plant species distribution in the Yellow River Delta under the influence of groundwater level and soil salinity

Ecohydrology ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 744-756 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaomei Fan ◽  
Bas Pedroli ◽  
Gaohuan Liu ◽  
Hongguang Liu ◽  
Chuangye Song ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Species Distribution ◽  
Soil Salinity ◽  
Groundwater Level ◽  
Yellow River ◽  
Yellow River Delta ◽  
River Delta ◽  
The Yellow River ◽  
The Yellow River Delta

scholarly journals Biogeographical network analysis of plant species distribution in the Mediterranean region

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 237-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxime Lenormand ◽  
Guillaume Papuga ◽  
Olivier Argagnon ◽  
Maxence Soubeyrand ◽  
Guilhem De Barros ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Network Analysis ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Species Distribution ◽  
Mediterranean Region ◽  
The Mediterranean
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