title: Composition and Biomass of Aquatic Vegetation in the Poyang Lake, China.
abstract: The distribution of aquatic vegetation and associated community diversity and biomass in the Poyang Lake were investigated. The results showed that (1) 43 species of aquatic vascular plants were found in the Poyang Lake watershed which belonged to 22 families; (2) the vegetation of the Poyang Lake scattered in different areas which could be divided into 31 major plant communities and 5 plant zones including amphibian, emergent, floating-leaved, submerged, and floating input; (3) there were 67 aquatic plants in the lake area, and the standing stock (fresh weight) was 1519.41 t. The number of amphibians was the dominant plant species in the Poyang Lake, and the quantity and percentage of amphibians were predominant, which was far more than the other three life forms.
authors.affiliation: Joint Innovation Center for Modern Forestry Studies, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Du
authors.affiliation: Middle School Affiliated to Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China.
authors.forename: Ziqi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Joint Innovation Center for Modern Forestry Studies, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
authors.forename: Zengxin
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-9551-6450
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Joint Innovation Center for Modern Forestry Studies, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
authors.forename: Qiu
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulics Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China.
authors.forename: Xi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Joint Innovation Center for Modern Forestry Studies, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
authors.forename: Shanshan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jiang