Ecological Effects of Roads on the Plant Diversity of Coastal Wetland in the Yellow River Delta
Joint Authors
Yu, Junbao
Qu, Fanzhu
Fu, Yuqin
Ning, Kai
Han, Guangxuan
Wang, Guangmei
Du, Siyao
Li, Yunzhao
Zhan, Chao
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
The 26 sample sites in 7 study plots adjacent to asphalt road and earth road in coastal wetland in the Yellow River Delta were selected to quantify plant diversity using quadrat sampling method in plant bloom phase of July and August 2012.
The indice of β T and Jaccard’s coefficient were applied to evaluate the species diversity.
The results showed that the plant diversities and alien plants were high in the range of 0–20 m to the road verge.
There were more exotics and halophytes in plots of asphalt roadside than that of earth roadside.
However, proportion of halophytes in habitats of asphalt roadsides was lower than that of earth roadside.
By comparing β -diversity, there were more common species in the asphalt roadsides than that in the earth roadsides.
The similarity of plant communities in studied plots of asphalt roadsides and earth roadsides increased with increasing the distance to road verge.
The effect range of roads for plant diversity in study region was about 20 m to road verge.
Our results indicate that the construction and maintenance of roads in wetland could increase the plant species diversities of communities and risk of alien species invasion.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Li, Yunzhao& Yu, Junbao& Ning, Kai& Du, Siyao& Han, Guangxuan& Qu, Fanzhu…[et al.]. 2014. Ecological Effects of Roads on the Plant Diversity of Coastal Wetland in the Yellow River Delta. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051731
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Li, Yunzhao…[et al.]. Ecological Effects of Roads on the Plant Diversity of Coastal Wetland in the Yellow River Delta. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051731
American Medical Association (AMA)
Li, Yunzhao& Yu, Junbao& Ning, Kai& Du, Siyao& Han, Guangxuan& Qu, Fanzhu…[et al.]. Ecological Effects of Roads on the Plant Diversity of Coastal Wetland in the Yellow River Delta. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051731
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1051731