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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2021, Vol. 57 ›› Issue (9): 76-86.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20210908

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Stability Evaluation of Pinus tabulaeformis Forest Based on Its Internal Status and Neighborhood Environment

Wenzhen Liu1,2,Yichao Yuan2,Lianjin Zhang3,Zhonghua Zhao1,2,*   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of National Forestry and Grassland Administration Research Institute of Forestry, CAF Beijing 100091
    2. Key Laboratory of Oak Secondary Forest Ecosystem of Gansu Province Research Institute of Forestry of Xiaolongshan, Gansu Province Tianshui 741022
    3. Forestry Experiment Center of North China, CAF Beijing 102300
  • Received:2020-03-03 Online:2021-09-25 Published:2021-11-29
  • Contact: Zhonghua Zhao

Abstract:

Objective: A comprehensive evaluation method of forest community stability based on stand internal status and neighborhood environment was established to provide enlightenment for the evaluation of stand stability. Method: Fixed sample plots were set up in Beijing, Shaanxi, Gansu and Shanxi where are the representative areas and widely distributed of Pinus tabulaeformis forest. The total station was used to locate the trees with breast height greater than 5 cm, and the composition, structure, regeneration characteristics and adjacent environment types of the stand were investigated, and the unit circle analysis method was used to analyze the characteristics of stand internal status. Based on the principle of structural unit, the concept of neighborhood environmental index(NEI) was defined. Then, a comprehensive evaluation method of stand stability based on the combination of stand internal state evaluation and NEI was established, and the stability of different types of Pinus tabulaeformis stands was evaluated by this method. Result: The results of unit circle analysis showed that the internal status of natural Pinus tabulaeformis stands in Xiaolongshan of Gansu Province was the best, followed by the natural stands of Zhongtiao Mountain, Yuncheng of Shanxi Province, Yuhuagong in Tongchuan of Shaanxi Province, Pinus tabulaeformis plantation in Dongshan, Taiyuan of Shanxi Province and Jiulongshan of Beijing, the value of forest internal state(FIS) were 0.605, 0.515, 0.479, 0.453 and 0.311, respectively. The highest NEI was Xiaolongshan natural Pinus tabulaeformis forest in Gansu Province, followed by Yuhuagong natural stand in Tongchuan, Shaanxi Province, with values of 0.75 and 0.40, respectively; the values of NEI of natural Pinus tabulaeformis forest in Zhongtiao Mountain of Shanxi Province and Jiulongshan plantation of Beijing were both 0.25, while that of Taiyuan artificial Pinus tabulaeformis stand was negative, with the value of -0.25. The comprehensive evaluation index(FCS) of stand stability of natural forest was higher than that of artificial forest. The stability of natural forest of Pinus tabulaeformis in Xiaolongshan of Gansu Province is the highest, and that of Dongshan plantation of Taiyuan was the lowest, with FCS values of 0.653 and 0.235, respectively. Conclusion: The comprehensive evaluation method based on the stand internal status and neighborhood environment could not only express the differences of the state characteristics within the stand, but also reflect the influences of the neighborhood environments on the stability, and could clearly reflect the general rule that the stability of natural forest is higher than that of artificial forest, and the evaluation results are more clear and intuitive, which provides a new idea for the stability evaluation of forest stand and has a certain guiding significance for sustainable forest management.

Key words: stand internal status, neighborhood environment, stand stability, comprehensive evaluation method, Pinus tabulaeformis

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