Table 3 Characteristics of the main plant communities in the study area.
North Changshan Island | Miao Island | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Community type* | Species richness | Average height (m) | Coverage (%)** | Community type* | Species richness | Average height (m) | Coverage (%)** |
Pinus thunbergii | 10 | 6.62 | 85 | Pinus thunbergii | 11 | 8 | 80 |
Robinia pseudoacacia | 8 | 9.18 | 90 | Robinia pseudoacacia | 6 | 7.06 | 95 |
Vitex negundo var. heterophylla | 12 | 1.55 | 60 | Vitex negundo var. heterophylla | 13 | 1.18 | 75 |
Quercus acutissima | 9 | 7.23 | 90 | Quercus acutissima | 9 | 7.68 | 80 |
Robinia pseudoacacia- Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa | 13 | 1.82 | 75 | Robinia pseudoacacia- Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa | 16 | 4.5 | 90 |
Pinus thunbergia- Robinia pseudoacacia | 25 | 8.51 | 95 | Pinus thunbergia- Quercus acutissima | 22 | 7 | 90 |
Pinus densiflora | 9 | 7.77 | 70 | Pinus densiflora | 6 | 7.5 | 60 |
Pinus thunbergia- Vitex negundo var. heterophylla | 12 | 1.75 | 90 | Quercus acutissima -Broussonetia papyrifera | 26 | 10 | 85 |
Amorpha fruticosa | 19 | 1.47 | 80 | Artemisia argyi | 10 | 8.5 | 90 |
Grewia biloba var.parviflora | 15 | 1.37 | 80 | Cleistogenes hancei Keng | 19 | 3.5 | 80 |
Quercus acutissima | 15 | 2.7 | 85 | Suaeda glauca | 25 | 12 | 90 |
Broussonetia papyrifera | 23 | 3 | 75 | Broussonetia papyrifera | 22 | 8 | 80 |
Tamarix chinensis | 13 | 2.5 | 65 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Carex kobomugi | 11 | 0.2 | 85 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Chrysanthemum indicum | 15 | 0.25 | 80 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Suaeda glauca | 12 | 0.15 | 70 | Â | Â | Â | Â |