Research Article
Diversity of Woodland Communities and Plant Species along an Altitudinal Gradient in the Guancen Mountains, China
Table 1
Characteristics of environmental variables and community structure of woodland communities in the Guancen Mountains, China.
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Community type: I Comm: Hippophae rhamnoides + Ostryopsis davidiana − Dendianthena chanetii; II Comm: Hippophae rhamnoides + Wikstroemia chamaedaphne − Artemisia sacrorum; III Comm: Larix principis-ruprechtii − Caragana intermedia + Wikstroemia chamaedaphne − Artemisia sacrorum; IV Comm: Spiraea pubescens − Artemisia sacrorum + Oxytropis caerulea; V Comm: Picea wilsonii + Larix principis-ruprechtii + Betula platyphylla − Salix pseudotongii − Carex lanceolata + Roegneria kamoji; VI Comm: Larix principis-ruprechtii + Picea wilsonii −Hippophae rhamnoides − Carex lanceolata; VII Comm: Picea wilsonii + Larix principis-ruprechtii − Lonicera hispida − Carex lanceolata + Sanguisorba officinalis; VIII Comm: Larix principis-ruprechtii − Sanguisorba officinalis + Cymbopogon sp.+ Geranium wibfordii. Aspect classes: 1 (337.6°–22.5°), 2 (22.6°–67.5°), 3 (292.6°–337.5°), 4 (67.6°–112.5°), 5 (247.6°–292.5°), 6 (112.6°–157.5°), 7 (202.6°–247.5°), and 8 (157.6°–202.5°). |