title: [Natural succession of vegetation in Tiantong National Forest Park, Zhejiang Province of East China: a simulation study].
abstract: By using spatially explicit landscape model (LANDIS 6.0 PRO), and parameterized this model with the long-term research and observation data of Tiantong National Station of Forest Eco-system Observation and Research, this paper simulated the natural succession of evergreen broad-leaved forest in Tiantong National Forest park, Zhejiang Province in the future 500 years, analyzed the spatial distribution and age structure of dominant species and major landscapes, and explored the succession pattern of the evergreen broad-leaved forest. In the park, the species alternation mostly occurred before the stage of evergreen broad-leaved forest. Pinus massoniana, Quercus fabric, and Liquidambar formosana occupied a large proportion during the early succession, but gradually disappeared with the succession process. Schima superba and Castanopsis fargesii took the main advantage in late succession, and developed to the climax community. Under the conditions without disturbances, the community was mainly composed of young forests in the early succession, and of mature or over-mature forests in the late succession, implying the insufficient regeneration ability of the community. LANDIS model could be used for simulating the landscape dynamics of evergreen broad-leaved forest in eastern China. In the future research, both the model structure and the model parameters should be improved, according to the complexity and diversity of subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China. lvna-xinwei@163.com
authors.forename: Na
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lü
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ni
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D017753:Ecosystem; D008954:Models, Biological; D028223:Pinus / Q000254:growth & development; D014197:Trees / Q000254:growth & development*; D014329:Tropical Climate