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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2008, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (8): 137-140.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20080824

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Modifiable Areal Unit Problem of Species Diversity in Sub Natural Alniphyllum fortunei Forest

Cai Bingling1,Hong Tao2,Hong Wei2,Wu Chengzhen2,Fan Hailan2,Lin Shuwei2,Liu Lixiang2,Li Jian2

  

  1. (1.Zhangzhou Forestry Bureau, Fujian Province Zhangzhou 363000;2. Institute of Forestry Ecology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University Fuzhou 350002)
  • Received:2006-11-29 Revised:2008-07-28 Online:2008-08-25 Published:2008-08-25

Abstract:

The researches on species diversity and its relationship with spatial scale have remained a key topic in plant ecology. The results of researches on species diversity are always influenced by sampling strategy. In this paper, the modifiable areal unit problem (MAUP) of species diversity in natural secondary Alniphyllum fortunei forest in Meihuashan Natural Reserve was studied. The results showed that there were scale effect and zoning effect for species diversity in Alniphyllum fortunei community. With the increase of the sample area, the scale effect and zoning effect might decrease. Jackknifing method was able to estimate a normal distribution range of species diversity as well as the zoning effect range.

Key words: Alniphyllum fortunei, species diversity, modifiable areal unit problem