How fern and fern allies respond to heterogeneous habitat — a case in Yuanjiang dry-hot valley
Fengchun Yang, Chaya Sarathchandra, Jing‐Xin Liu, Huaping Huang, Jian-Yong Gou, Ye Li, Xiao-Ye Mao, Huiting Wen, Zhao Jun, Ming-Fu Yang, Suthathong Homya, Kritana Prueksakorn
Abstract
are used as indicators of a typical xeric and sun-drying habitat. The results indicate (1) accompanied by dramatically shrinking habitats, fern and fern allies are in very low diversity and abundance, whereas the rarity is relatively high; (2) for fern and fern allies, environmental factors are positive when altitude goes up; and (3) eight indicator species are latitudinally correlated with fern and fern allies along the river running direction.
Topics & Concepts
FernHabitatEcologyVegetation (pathology)Deserts and xeric shrublandsAbundance (ecology)GeographyBiologyPathologyMedicineEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesRangeland and Wildlife ManagementBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies