Fractals in Spatial Patterns of Vegetation Formations

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作者
宋志远 [1 ]
黄大明 [1 ]
Masae Shiyomi [2 ]
王昱生 [3 ]
Shigeo Takahashi [4 ]
Hori Yoshimichi [2 ]
Yasuo Yamamuru [2 ]
陈俊 [2 ]
机构
[1] Institute of Ecology, Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
[2] Faculty of Science, Ibaraki University, Bunkyo 2-1-1, Mito 310-8512, Japan
[3] Grassland Research Station, College of Animal Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
[4] National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, 768 Senbonmatsu, Nishinasuno, Tochigi 329-2793, Japan
基金
日本学术振兴会;
关键词
area of occupancy; box-counting dimension; fractal; scale; vegetation formation;
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Q948 [植物生态学和植物地理学];
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071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
The spatial distribution patterns of species are always scale-dependent and spatially self-similar in ecological systems. In this work, vegetation distribution data collected from the vegetation map of the Xigazê region was analyzed using a box-counting method. The power law of the box-counting dimension (DB) across a range of scales (5-160 km) confirms the fractal patterns for most vegetation formations, while the fluctuations of the scale-specific DB among the different abundance groups indicate limitations of fractal co-herence. The fractal method is shown to be a useful tool for measuring the distribution patterns of vegetation formations across scales, which provides important information for both species and habitat conservation, especially in landscape management.
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页码:462 / 469
页数:8
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