Changes of Tamarix austromongolica forests with embankment dams along the Laizhou bay.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Embankment dams were built south of the Laizhou bay in China for controlling storm surge disasters, but they are not enough to replace coastal forests in protecting the land. This study was designed to evaluate the effects of embankment dams on natural forests dominated by Tamarix austromongolica and test whether the dam-shrub system is a preferable updated defense.

Methods

Coastal forests on two typical flats, one before and one behind embankment dams, were investigated using quadrats and lines. Land bareness, vegetation composition and species co-occurrence were assessed; structures of T. austromongolica populations were evaluated; and spatial patterns of the populations were analyzed using Ripley's K and K_1,2 functions.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Yang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11348900 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature