Tree Species Structure Characteristics of Village Geomantic Forest in Fujian Province
By using stratified sampling method, the geomantic forests of 88 villages in Fujian Province were investigated. The main results were as follows: (1) The plant composition of village geomantic forests in Fujian Province is rich, including 35 families,55 generas and 69 species. (2)The main applied plants are Fi-cus microcarpa, Cinnamomum camphora, Liquidambar formosana, Dimocarpus longgana, Schima superba, Altinpia gracilipes, Photinia serrulata, Distylium racemosum, Celtis sinesis, Castanea henryi and so on. (3 ) The plant species and numbers shows the order; mountainous type > hill type > flat type > coastal type. (4) The distribution of geomantic forests is mainly of the forms of single plant and sheet, distributed mainly at village gob, temple, housesides, tomb, mountainsides, village enclosure, watersides and others. The number and pattern of distribution are affected by the local culture. (5) The protection status of the geomantic forests is good, 80.38% of the geomantic forests are not damaged, only 19.62% of the geomantic forests are damaged or begin degenerating,and 10. 13% of the geomantic forests are seriously damaged or exploited. (6)The mainarbors of the geomantic forests are of large diameter of more than 60 cm, the average height of most arbors are more than 10 m. (7)The plant health status is fine, and the proportions of healthy plants, fairly healthy plants and unhealthy plants are 23. 13% ,72. 89% and 3. 98% , respectively.
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