Structure characteristics and health distance assessment of various disturbed communities of Korean pine and broadleaved mixed forest in Changbai Mountains

Limin Dai, Gao Chen, Hongbing Deng, Lanzhu Ji, Zhanqing Hao, Qingli Wang

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Abstract

Through samples investigation, this paper analyzed and classified the community structures of overcutting original forests, secondary birch forests and larch plantation forest under different disturbances. At the same time, some indexes which can reflect the integrity and stability of stand structure were selected. Health Distance (HD) method, a new idea, was attempted to assess ecosystem health of Korean pine and broadleaved mixed forest in Changbai Mountains. The results showed that the health degree was in order of original broadleaved stand (0.14) <structure switched stand (0.23) <structure reserved stand (0.32) <structure destroyed stand (0.33) <heavy disturbed stand (0.44) <secondary birch stand (0.53) <larch plantations (0.68). Hopefully, it will be a helpful reference on the restoration of Korean pine and broadleaved mixed forest and on the regional forestry sustainable development.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1750-1754
Number of pages5
JournalYing yong sheng tai xue bao = The journal of applied ecology
Volume15
Issue number10
StatePublished - Oct 2004
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Assessment
  • Disturbance
  • Ecosystem health
  • Health distance
  • Korean pine and broadleaved mixed forest

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