Vertical differentiation of vegetation in the World Heritage Site of the Taishan Mountain
The Taishan Mountain is a world natural and cultural heritage.At present,the forest vegetation of the Taishan Mountain is mainly planted artificially in the 1950s and 1960s,so whether it has vertical zoning is controversial.In order to comprehensively analyze the vertical differentiation law of vegetation in the Taishan Mountain,this paper uses the high spatial resolution(WorldViewII,0.5m)remote sensing image,and refers to the sub class data of the"One Map"of the Taishan Mountain Forest Resources Management to classify the forest vegetation by visual interpretation method.On this basis,the Geo-info-spectrum and Altitude-slope-as-pect graphic of deciduous forest,coniferous forest,coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forest in the Taishan Mountain were constructed.The main conclusions are as follows:The vertical differentiation of forest vegeta-tion in the Taishan Mountain is significant,which belongs to the"disturbance band spectrum"greatly affected by human activities.At an altitude of 200-600 m,coniferous forests,broad-leaved forests,and mixed conifer-ous and broad-leaved forests are mixed in a disorderly manner;On sunny and semi sunny slopes with an alti-tude of 500-1 000 m,deciduous broad-leaved forests are concentrated,while on shaded and semi shaded slopes,temperate coniferous forests and deciduous broad-leaved forests are mixed;Concentrated distribution of tem-perate coniferous forests at an altitude of 1 000-1 500 m.This research is the first time to comprehensively and quantitatively analyze the vertical differentiation of forest vegetation in the Taishan Mountain,which has refer-ence significance for further accurate analysis of the quantitative relationship between the Taishan Mountain vegetation landscape and environmental factors,as well as the habitat protection and biodiversity restoration of the Taishan Mountain World Heritage Site.