Abstract:

Castanopsis carlesii forest is one of the main broadleaved forest types in Fujian Province.The study on the structural features of its community showed that the community is dominated by Theaceae and Fagaceae families and the dominant tree are Castanopsis carlesii,Castanopsis fordii, Castanopsis fargesii and Schimu supereba. The community was stable relatively, and lay in a vigorous growing period. Shannon Wiener index was between 2.5 to 5.0. Shannon Wiener evenness index was between 0.6 to 0.87. The overall association of all the pecies were observed to hane nonsignificant positive association. The suggestious for its protection and exploitation were put forward in this paper.

Key words: Evergreen broad-leaved forest, Community structure, Community of Castanopsis carlesii