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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2021, Vol. 57 ›› Issue (2): 22-30.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20210203

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The Role of Random Structural Pattern Based on Uniform Angle Index in Maintaining Forest Stability

Gangying Hui,Zhonghua Zhao*,Gongqiao Zhang,Yanbo Hu   

  1. Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of National Forestry and Grassland Administration Research Institute of Forestry, CAF Beijing 100091
  • Received:2020-09-01 Online:2021-02-25 Published:2021-03-29
  • Contact: Zhonghua Zhao

Abstract:

Objective: The mechanism of forest stability maintenance based on spatial structure was discussed and the forest "random structural framework-stability" hypothesis was also put forward, to provide scientific reference for improving the stability of plantation in China. Method: Taking the typical natural forests in different climatic zones in China as the research objects, the stand spatial structure parameters of uniform angle index were used to interpret the pattern of tree points. The structural unit was defined according to the distribution form of the nearest four adjacent trees around the reference tree. The composition of typical natural forest structural unit was analyzed and the universal structure law of natural forest with high stability was revealed. Result: The trees in the natural forest are mainly composed of random trees, whose tree number frequency is as high as 55%, and the basal area accounts for more than 50%; random trees constitute the main body of natural forests, which haven't corretation with the geographical distribution and forest types of natural forests, and don't correlate with the tree species composition and pattern types of natural forests either. Conclusion: Random tree is the cornerstone of natural forest stability, and its main composition in natural forest is the key to promote forest stability. The random structural unit in the stand makes the random trees have the neighborhood microenvironment with light on both sides, compared with the regular unit, the reference tree has less competitive pressure from its neighbors. Compared with the clumped unit, the degree of extrusion between the neighbors of random trees is smaller, so the survival pressure of random trees and their neighbors (random structural unit) is relatively small, and they can obtain a greater survival probability in the process of natural succession. The more the number of random structural unit is, the more stable the forest community might be.

Key words: stand spatial structure, uniform angle index, random structural unit, forest stability, maintenance mechanism

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