Carbon storage dynamics of&lt;italic&gt; Pinus armandii&lt;/italic&gt; forest at different diameter levels based on tree ring data in the Baotianman National Nature Reserve, central China

AbstractMany recently designated or expanded nature reserves in China were forest farms that ceased operations in the aftermath of the catastrophic Yangtze River floods of 1998. Although the vegetation in many of these areas has been altered significantly during forestry operations, there is now an opportunity to reduce, or even reverse, habitat loss for wildlife species that inhabit these forests. One such species is the globally threatened Reeves's Pheasant Syrmaticus reevesii that is endemic to the forested mountains of central and south-west China. From April 2000 to August 2003, the habitat use by 14 male Reeves's Pheasants was studied by radio-tracking at Dongzhai National Nature Reserve in the Dabie Mountains, central China. Conifer-broadleaf mixed forest was used preferentially in all seasons at the study area scale, as were mature fir plantations and shrubby vegetation. Moreover, young fir plantations were used preferentially during the breeding season at the scale of the home range. Surveys recorded the pheasant in 13 other protected areas in the Dabie Mountains, and indicated that broadly similar habitat types were available in all of them. Furthermore, Reeves's Pheasant were found in habitats similar to those used preferentially at Dongzhai National Nature Reserve. It seems likely that a mosaic of habitats is crucial to meet the various requirements of male Reeves's Pheasants throughout the year and management should therefore concentrate on maintaining this mosaic. It is now important to identify the habitats that produce the most young pheasants so that nesting and brood-rearing habitats can be clearly identified. Further studies on the habitat mosaic would be useful, both at a local scale and also at a larger, landscape scale.

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Myxomycete diversity and ecology in the Baotianman National Nature Reserve, a subtropical mountain forest in central China

Fungal Ecology ◽

10.1016/j.funeco.2018.06.002 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 35 ◽

pp. 10-19 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yang Gao ◽

Shuzhen Yan ◽

Gaowei Wang ◽

Gang He ◽

Shuanglin Chen

Keyword(s):

Nature Reserve ◽

Central China ◽

Mountain Forest ◽

National Nature Reserve

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Evaluation of nest site preferences of a nest dismantler, the Hair-crested Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus) in Dongzhai National Nature Reserve of central China

Avian Research ◽

10.1186/s40657-016-0042-5 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Andrew Cantrell ◽

Lei Lv ◽

Yong Wang ◽

Jianqiang Li ◽

Zhengwang Zhang

Keyword(s):

Nature Reserve ◽

Nest Site ◽

Central China ◽

National Nature Reserve ◽

Site Preferences ◽

Nest Site Preferences

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Influence of May–June frontal precipitation on coherent moisture pattern in east-central China since 1793 based on tree-ring data

Quaternary International ◽

10.1016/j.quaint.2021.07.016 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Zeyu Zheng ◽

Liya Jin ◽

Jinjian Li ◽

Jie Chen ◽

Xiaojian Zhang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Tree Ring ◽

Central China ◽

East Central ◽

Tree Ring Data ◽

Moisture Pattern

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Investigation on carbon sequestration capacity of typical subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest in Wuyi Mountain National Nature Reserve

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202124802044 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 248 ◽

pp. 02044

Author(s):

Qiugen Zhang ◽

Hongli Wang ◽

Yuan Ding ◽

Jian Li

Keyword(s):

Organic Carbon ◽

Carbon Content ◽

Carbon Storage ◽

Nature Reserve ◽

Organic Carbon Content ◽

Carbon Density ◽

Schima Superba ◽

National Nature Reserve ◽

Vegetation Layer ◽

Cyclobalanopsis Glauca

Three typical substropical evergreen broad-leaved forests (Castanopsis eyrei, Schima superba and Cyclobalanopsis glauca) in Wuyi Mountain National Nature Reserve of Jiangxi Province were selected to investigate its carbon sequestration capacity. The biomass and soil bulk density of sample investigation were get by setting sample investigation, field quadrat sampling, indoor sample making, experimental analysis testing, data statistics and analysis. The organic carbon content of vegetation layer (arbor layer, shrub layer and herbaceous layer, litter layer) and soil layer (0-10cm, 10-20cm, 20-30cm, 30-50cm and 50-100cm) were also get. The carbon density and carbon storage of subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests vegetation and soil were estimated which including Castanopsis eyrei, Schima superba and Cyclobalanopsis glauca. The investigation results had shown that: The average organic carbon content of each vegetation layer in the investigation plot (400 m2) of Wuyi Mountain National Nature Reserve was arbor layer (54.07%)> shrub layer (52.8%)> herbaceous layer (47.5%), in which the average organic carbon content of the three subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests in the arbor layer was close 52.97% to 54.87% and the total average content was 54.07%. The average carbon density of the forest vegetation layer was 178.3587t/hm2, the average carbon density of the vegetation layer was arbor layer (176.0273t/hm2)> shrub layer (1.3043t/hm2)> litter layer (0.8144t/hm2)> herbaceous layer (0.2127t/hm2); the average carbon density of each forest species was Castanopsis eyrei (213.5141t/hm2)> Schima superba (168.9069t/hm2)> Cyclobalanopsis glauca (152.6551t/hm2). Investigation sample of subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest (400 m) in Wuyi Mountain National Nature Reserve, Jiangxi Province2 The average soil bulk density of each soil layer cm 0-100 g/cm was 0.868-1.816 g/cm3 both soil organic carbon content and soil carbon density decreased with the increase of soil depth. The average organic carbon content of each soil layer was between 3.75% and 12.48%, and the average soil carbon density was between 62.85t/hm2 and 146.14t/hm2. The average total carbon density of the soil in the investigated sample plots was 754.77t/hm2, of which the average soil carbon density in investigation sample plots in Castanopsis eyrei, Schima superba and Cyclobalanopsis glauca was 911.49t/hm2, 762.56t/hm2 and 543.22t/hm2 respectively. The average carbon storage of the investigation sample plot (400m2) in Jiangxi Wuyi Mountain National Nature Reserve were Castanopsis eyrei forest (45.0002t) >Cyclobalanopsis glauca forest (36.6087t) > Schima superba forest (28.4850t), the average soil carbon storage(30.1908t) was 4.23 times the average carbon storage(7.1314t).

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