[1]NIU Li-qin,CHENG Zhan-hong.Study on the Ecological Response of Species Diversity to Tourism Disturbance in Forest Communities in Wutai Mountains[J].Research of Soil and Water Conservation,2012,19(04):106-111.
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Research of Soil and Water Conservation[ISSN 1005-3409/CN 61-1272/P] Volume:
19
Number of periods:
2012 04
Page number:
106-111
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Public date:
2012-08-20
- Title:
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Study on the Ecological Response of Species Diversity to Tourism Disturbance in Forest Communities in Wutai Mountains
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NIU Li-qin1, CHENG Zhan-hong2
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1. College of Environment Economics, Shanxi University of Finance and Economics, Taiyuan 030006, China;
2. College of Tourism, Shanxi University of Finance and Economics, Taiyuan 030031, China
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- Keywords:
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Wutai Mountains; forest communities; species diversity; tourism disturbance
- CLC:
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Q948.12+3
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- Abstract:
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Based on the classification of forest vegetation in Wutai Mountains, the ecological response of species diversity to tourism disturbance was studied in terms of richness, evenness and diversity indices. The results showed that: (1) the different indices was related to community types, and the more the number of species were, the more the richness were in the communities, the more complex the construction was, the clearer the layers were, the more the diversity were; on the other hand, those of different indices were related to the limited elements; biodiversity was affected mainly by tourism activities in the disturbance area, and by the physical condition in the non-disturbance area, such as elevation; (2) except for Simpson index, the other indices decreased with increase of tourism impact in the disturbance area. At the same time, except for Simpson index and Alatalo index, the other indices decreased with the elevation in the non-disturbance area.