Forest characteristics and population structure of Glyptostrobus pensilis, a globally endangered relict species of southeastern China.

ABSTRACT: The Chinese water pine Glyptostrobus pensilis is the sole surviving species of the genus Glyptostrobus. It is endemic to southern China, central Vietnam, and eastern Laos, and today it is nearly extinct in the wild. Forest community characteristics and population structure of G. pensilis in China have remained unknown up to now. We investigated six swamp forest stands and analyzed their forest community characteristics (i.e. vertical stratification, species composition, and diversity) and population structure, including the frequency distribution of DBH (diameter at breast height) and age-classes as found in Fujian Province, southeastern China. The vertical stratifications of all the forest stands were rather simple. The remaining wild specimens ranged from roughly 15

SUBMITTER: Tang CQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6742968 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature