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Journal of Desert Research ›› 2022, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (4): 89-98.DOI: 10.7522/j.issn.1000-694X.2021.00206

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Spatial pattern of Psammochloa villosa population in patch landscape in dune habitat

Heng Ren1,2(), Wenzhi Zhao1, Zhitao Wang3, Jiang Zhao4   

  1. 1.Linze Inland River Basin Research Station,Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Lanzhou 730000,China
    2.University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049,China
    3.College of Geography and Environment Science,Northwest Normal University,Lanzhou 730070,China
    4.Jianshan Primary School of Wenxian County,Wenxian 746400,Gansu,China
  • Received:2021-10-09 Revised:2021-11-26 Online:2022-07-20 Published:2022-08-29

Abstract:

The spatial distribution pattern of populations is the result of the interaction between the biological characteristics of plant populations and environmental factors, which has always been a hot spot of ecological research. Using the methods of community investigation and point pattern analysis, the spatial distribution patterns of Psammochloa villosa populations in patch landscape under different dune habitats were studied. The result shows:(1)Populations of P. villosa have a pattern of aggregation in different sand dune habitats, and the aggregation scale decreases first and then increases. (2) Populations of P. villosa in the semi-fixed dunes deviates from the poisson agglomeration model at the scale of 2-37 cm positively, and deviates from the Poisson agglomeration model at the scale of 95-168 cm negatively. (3)Populations of P.villosa in mobile dunes and fixed dunes are accordance with the nested double-cluster process, in semi-mobile dunes deviate from the nested dual-cluster model at the scale of 0-50 cm negatively, in semi-fixed dunes deviate from the nested double-cluster process at the scale of 0-3 cm, 98-105 cm, 110-123 cm and 130-168 cm scales negatively. Studies have shown that patchy distribution and intraspecific and interspecific competition are the key to the transformation of the spatial distribution pattern of P. villosa populations. Ensuring the high concentration of individuals within the patch and sacrificing the individuals outside the patch is one of the ecological adaptation strategies in the spatial layout and the resources occupancy of the P. villosa population.

Key words: Psammochloa villosa, spatial distribution pattern, sand dune habitat, reproduction strategy, Badain Jaran Desert

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