Analysis on Characteristics of Ancient Tree Resources and Their Protection in Lhundrup County
In order to understand the resources and distribution pattern and current situation of ancient and fa-mous trees in Lhundrup County,Lhasa,and to propose a scientific and practical protection measures,a compre-hensive survey on ancient and famous trees was conducted in Lhudrup County in year 2023.A total of 2 539 an-cient and famous trees was recorded,belonging to 6 families 8 genera and 21 species,in Lhudrup County includ-ing 1 515 first-class and 768 second-class ancient trees,and 256 following-up resources of ancient trees(third-class ancient trees).There are 8 species identified as dominant ancient trees and 49 first-class ancient trees are over 1 000 years old.The ancient trees distributed as clustered pattern spatially with significant differences in the distribution of ancient trees between the north and south part of Lhudrup County.86.25%of the ancient trees are distributed in the northern part of Lhudrup County,especially the northern area known as Ra-Dreng National Forest Park has the highest spatial clustering pattern.The factors such as population density and mountain slope have a significant impact on the spatial distribution of ancient trees in the study area.
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