Chamaecyparis montane cloud forest in Taiwan: ecology and
vegetation classification

J 2015

Chamaecyparis montane cloud forest in Taiwan: ecology and vegetation classification

LI, Ching-Feng, David ZELENÝ, Milan CHYTRÝ, Ming-Yih CHEN, Tze-Ying CHEN et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Chamaecyparis montane cloud forest in Taiwan: ecology and vegetation classification

Authors

LI, Ching-Feng (158 Taiwan, guarantor, belonging to the institution), David ZELENÝ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Milan CHYTRÝ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Ming-Yih CHEN (158 Taiwan), Tze-Ying CHEN (158 Taiwan), Chyi-Rong CHIOU (158 Taiwan), Yue-Joe HSIA (158 Taiwan), Ho-Yih LIU (158 Taiwan), Sheng-Zehn YANG (158 Taiwan), Ching-Long YEH (158 Taiwan), Jenn-Che WANG (158 Taiwan), Chiou-Feng YU (158 Taiwan), Yen-Jen LAI (158 Taiwan), Ke GUO (156 China) and Chang-Fu HSIEH (158 Taiwan)

Edition

Ecological Research, Ecological Society of Japan, 2015, 0912-3814

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10600 1.6 Biological sciences

Country of publisher

Japan

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 1.338

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/15:00081510

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11284-015-1284-0

UT WoS

000360309300002

Keywords in English

Cocktail Determination Key; Seasonality of moisture; Species group; Supervised classification; Topography

Abstract

V originále

Montane cloud forest is one of the most endangered ecosystems. However, there are few comprehensive studies on the distribution of subtropical montane cloud forest (SMCF). Chamaecyparis forest is one type of SMCF in Taiwan, distributed across the whole island. This study describes eleven types of this forest in Taiwan based on the Braun-Blanquet approach. Plots were selected from the National Vegetation Database of Taiwan. Two alliances were defined, both of which belong to the order Fagetalia hayatae. Topography and altitude explain the contrasting habitat requirements of these two alliances, whereas seasonality of moisture, soil properties and altitude explain differences in floristic composition at the association level. The alliance of Chamaecyparidion formosanae on slopes and ridges includes coniferous or mixed coniferous and evergreen broad-leaved forests; it is found at higher altitudes and is more influenced by the summer monsoon than the other alliance. Five associations are defined within this alliance. The alliance of Pasanio kawakamii - Machilion japonicae growing on slopes and in valleys contains evergreen broad-leaved forests or forests with a mixture of coniferous and evergreen broad-leaved species. Six associations can be determined under the alliance of Pasanio kawakamii-Machilion japonicae. Classification of each syntaxon was formalized using Cocktail Determination Key.

Links

GAP505/12/1022, research and development project

Name: Beta diverzita rostlinných společenstev podél omezených ekologických gradientů

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

Citovat

LI, Ching-Feng, David ZELENÝ, Milan CHYTRÝ, Ming-Yih CHEN, Tze-Ying CHEN, Chyi-Rong CHIOU, Yue-Joe HSIA, Ho-Yih LIU, Sheng-Zehn YANG, Ching-Long YEH, Jenn-Che WANG, Chiou-Feng YU, Yen-Jen LAI, Ke GUO and Chang-Fu HSIEH. Chamaecyparis montane cloud forest in Taiwan: ecology and vegetation classification. Ecological Research. Ecological Society of Japan, 2015, vol. 30, No 5, p. 771-791. ISSN 0912-3814. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11284-015-1284-0.

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LI, Ching-Feng, David ZELENÝ, Milan CHYTRÝ, Ming-Yih CHEN, Tze-Ying CHEN, Chyi-Rong CHIOU, Yue-Joe HSIA, Ho-Yih LIU, Sheng-Zehn YANG, Ching-Long YEH, Jenn-Che WANG, Chiou-Feng YU, Yen-Jen LAI, Ke GUO and Chang-Fu HSIEH. Chamaecyparis montane cloud forest in Taiwan: ecology and vegetation classification. \textit{Ecological Research}. Ecological Society of Japan, 2015, vol.~30, No~5, p.~771-791. ISSN~0912-3814. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11284-015-1284-0.

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