Decomposing Spatial β-Diversity in the temperate forests of Northeastern China.

ABSTRACT: β-Diversity, which describes the extent of change in species composition in a given region, has become a core issue in ecology in recent years. However, it is hard to understand the underlying mechanisms of β-diversity by using indices that yield identical values under species replacement and nestedness pattern. Partitioning β-diversity into turnover (caused by species replacement among plots) and nestedness components (caused by species loss or gain among plots) may provide improved understanding of the variation in species composition. Here, we collected presence-absence data of 456 one-tenth ha circular plots in the temperate forests of Northeastern China spanning a latitudinal range of 12° (41-53°N). We decomposed β-diversity to assess the relative contribution of the turnover and nest

SUBMITTER: Yu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8366879 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature