Alien Plant Species in Different Elevation Roadsides of Lushan National Park, Jiangxi Province.
To estimate the difference of alien plant distribution patterns in different elevation roadsides, in summer 2010 Lushan National Park in Jiangxi Province was employed. Total coverage of alien species, number of alien plant species and environmental variables (elevation and naturalness degree) of each plot with alien plant species were calculated and analyzed. MANOVA results show that the number and coverage of alien plant species are significantly different from roadsides peak and down the mountain. Canonical correspondence analysis results indicate that elevation is key environmental variable for distinct distribution patterns of alien plant species.
lushan alien plant species roadsides elevation canonical correspondence analysis