Figure 1: Dynamic distribution of moso bamboo culms in bordering Chinese fir forest during the period 2005 to 2014.
From: Can native clonal moso bamboo encroach on adjacent natural forest without human intervention?
All bamboo culms classified by birth year in subplot 1–3 were mapped. All Chinese fir stems in subplot 1–3 were also mapped. The 10 lines of 05 to 14 (abbreviation of 2005, 2006, ……, 2014) were the bamboo leading edge of each year. The pattern for evergreen broadleaved forest is not shown because it is very similar to the one for fir shown here. Note: F→E: Subplot E and F, mono moso bamboo stand; D→A: Subplot A, B, C and D, transistion zones; 1→3: Subplot 1, 2 and 3, Chinese fir stand without bamboo before 2005, presenting new shoots from 2005 to 2014; 4→14: Subplot 4, 5, 6,7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14, Chinese fir stand without bamboo shoots present before 2014. The encroachment path is from left to right.
