Relationships between Tree Species Diversity and Aboveground Biomass Are Mediated by Site-Dependent Factors in Northeastern China Natural Reserves on a Small Spatial Scale
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Description of the Study Area
2.2. Data Acquisition
2.2.1. Ground Survey Data
2.2.2. Environmental Factors Data
2.3. Species Diversity and Forest Productivity
2.3.1. Tree Species Diversity
2.3.2. Aboveground Biomass
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Changes in Relationships between Species Diversity and Aboveground Biomass
3.2. The Influencing Factors of the Species Diversity–Aboveground Biomass Relationship
4. Discussions
4.1. Changes in the Relationship between Species Diversity and Aboveground Biomass across the Investigated Natural Reserves
4.2. Site-Dependent Factors Modulate the Species Diversity–Aboveground Biomass Relationship on a Small Spatial Scale
4.3. Implications for Forest Management and Conservation
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Linear Regression Equation | R | F | p |
---|---|---|---|
DI = 0.016LN(ELE) + 0.37CLI_PC1 + 0.03SOI_PC1 + 0.76LN(AGE) − 2.06 (0.98) (0.042) (0.52) (0.004) (0.65) | 0.69 | 24.74 | <0.001 |
LN(AGB) = 0.43LN(ELE) + 0.28CLI_PC1 + 0.009SOI_PC1 + 2.23LN(AGE) − 3.93 (0.49) (0.10) (0.83) (<0.001) (0.34) | 0.75 | 35.22 | <0.001 |
Linear Regression Equation | R | F | p |
---|---|---|---|
DI = −16.13LN(ELE) − 0.51CLI_PC1 + 0.091SOI_PC1 − 0.28LN(AGE) + 110.053 (0.49) (0.35) (0.35) (0.44) (0.48) | 0.61 | 1.88 | 0.17 |
LN(AGB) = 97.94LN(ELE) + 2.40CLI_PC1 − 0.27SOI_PC1 + 1.94LN(AGE) − 657.71 (0.054) (0.044) (0.184) (0.021) (0.053) | 0.81 | 6.18 | 0.005 |
Linear Regression Equation | R | F | p |
---|---|---|---|
DI = 110.35LN(LAT) − 0.002CLI_PC1 + 0.92LN(AGE) − 433.37 (0.25) (0.99) (0.013) (0.25) | 0.37 | 2.45 | 0.076 |
LN(AGB) = 12.40LN(LAT) − 0.18CLI_PC1 + 1.42LN(AGE) − 45.83 (0.95) (0.42) (0.064) (0.95) | 0.43 | 3.38 | 0.026 |
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Yang, L.; Zhang, J.; Wang, J.; Han, S.; Guo, Z.; Fan, C.; Yu, J. Relationships between Tree Species Diversity and Aboveground Biomass Are Mediated by Site-Dependent Factors in Northeastern China Natural Reserves on a Small Spatial Scale. Sustainability 2024, 16, 8378. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16198378
Yang L, Zhang J, Wang J, Han S, Guo Z, Fan C, Yu J. Relationships between Tree Species Diversity and Aboveground Biomass Are Mediated by Site-Dependent Factors in Northeastern China Natural Reserves on a Small Spatial Scale. Sustainability. 2024; 16(19):8378. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16198378
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Leilei, Junhui Zhang, Jiahui Wang, Shijie Han, Zhongling Guo, Chunnan Fan, and Jinghua Yu. 2024. "Relationships between Tree Species Diversity and Aboveground Biomass Are Mediated by Site-Dependent Factors in Northeastern China Natural Reserves on a Small Spatial Scale" Sustainability 16, no. 19: 8378. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16198378