Maintenance Mechanism of Biodiversity in Tropical Forests of Hainan Island

Author: Zang Runquan
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: Based on the ecological environment of Hainan Island, this book outlines the main types and characteristics of tropical forests on Hainan Island. Starting from the geology and paleoenvironment of Hainan Island, it analyzes the development and evolution patterns of tropical plant communities during different geological periods and explores the relationship between ancient plant communities and paleoenvironmental changes. From a paleobotanical perspective, it studies the historical patterns of modern plant floras and provides a catalog of fossils of plants, pollen, and microflora from Hainan Island. The book elaborates on the endemism, diversity, and radiation of plants in Hainan Island, while also demonstrating the influence of island biogeographical phenomena and edge effects on the formation of plant communities. Focusing on the population characteristics within communities, it discusses the relationship between species diversity, community structure, and community environment. From the perspective of forest cycles induced by natural disturbances, it deeply investigates the natural disturbance characteristics of tropical forests in Hainan Island and their impact on the regeneration and diversity of different tree species within communities, the dynamic changes in tree species diversity under disturbances, and the mosaicked features of forest patches at different developmental stages in the forest landscape. It analyzes the main types of tropical forest communities in Hainan Island and their spatial pattern changes, studying the distribution characteristics of modern forest communities and dominant tree species through comparative and analytical methods. With tropical trees as the primary research subject, it preliminarily analyzes the architectural types, molecular ecology, and genetic diversity of tropical trees in Hainan Island. Based on the discussion of the formation mechanisms of tropical forest biodiversity, it summarizes the theoretical achievements of tropical forest biodiversity research in Hainan Island. This book is a reference for researchers and management personnel engaged in ecology, forestry, botany, geography, and environmental science, as well as for faculty and students at universities and colleges.