Correlation Analysis of Riparian Plant Communities with Soil Ions in the Upper, Middle, and Lower Reaches of Heihe River Midstream in China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area Description
2.2. Sample Site Selection and Vegetation Survey
2.3. Soil Sampling and Physicochemical Properties Determination
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Differences in Plant Diversity and Community Composition among Different Reaches of the Heihe River Midstream
3.2. Differences in Soil Nutrient and Ion Concentrations and Physicochemical Properties among Different Locations in the Heihe River Basin
3.3. Relationships between Soil Characteristic Ions and Plant Community Composition in the Heihe River Basin
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Site Position | Site Number | Richness | Menhinick Index | Margalef Index | Shannon–Wiener Index | Simpson’s Index of Diversity | Pielou Evenness Index |
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Upstream | Site 7 | 8.00 | 0.18 | 0.82 | 1.52 | 0.73 | 0.73 |
Site 8 | 7.00 | 0.47 | 0.99 | 1.33 | 0.62 | 0.69 | |
Site 9 | 5.00 | 0.11 | 0.53 | 0.98 | 0.57 | 0.61 | |
Midstream | Site 1 | 13.00 | 0.28 | 1.47 | 1.52 | 0.69 | 0.59 |
Site 4 | 4.00 | 0.58 | 0.77 | 1.24 | 0.69 | 0.89 | |
Site 6 | 4.00 | 0.22 | 0.52 | 0.64 | 0.42 | 0.46 | |
Downstream | Site 2 | 11.00 | 0.27 | 1.24 | 1.94 | 0.82 | 0.81 |
Site 3 | 10.00 | 0.24 | 1.10 | 2.12 | 0.87 | 0.92 |
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Wang, Z.; Chen, G.; Li, J.; Jiao, J. Correlation Analysis of Riparian Plant Communities with Soil Ions in the Upper, Middle, and Lower Reaches of Heihe River Midstream in China. Agronomy 2024, 14, 1868. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14081868
Wang Z, Chen G, Li J, Jiao J. Correlation Analysis of Riparian Plant Communities with Soil Ions in the Upper, Middle, and Lower Reaches of Heihe River Midstream in China. Agronomy. 2024; 14(8):1868. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14081868
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Zhikai, Guopeng Chen, Jie Li, and Jian Jiao. 2024. "Correlation Analysis of Riparian Plant Communities with Soil Ions in the Upper, Middle, and Lower Reaches of Heihe River Midstream in China" Agronomy 14, no. 8: 1868. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14081868