Main vegetation types and characteristics in Dongtou National Marine Park,Zhejiang,China
Dongtou National Marine Park(DNMP)locates at the southeast coast of China,and the climax vegetation belongs to the subtropical evergreen broadleaf forests.However,we are still unclear about the vegetation types on most islands in DNMP.The objective of this study is to investigate vegetation types and characteristics across islands in DNMP.We conducted vegetation survey by setting up 90 sampling plots on the islands in DNMP.Species composition and habitat information in each plot were recorded and vegetation type classification and naming were referred according to the Vegegraphy of China.A total of 3 Vegetation Formation Groups,8 Vegetation Formations,34 Alliances,and 80 Associations were found in DNMP.The widely distributed vegetation types included Pinus thunbergii evergreen needleleaf forest,Casuarina equisetifolia evergreen broadleaf forest,Acacia confuse evergreen broadleaf forest,Eurya emarginata evergreen broadleaf shrubland,and Eurya japonica evergreen broadleaf shrubland.Our finding provides basic and detail information of vegetation structure and composition in these continental islands in eastern China.
Dongtou archipelagovegetation typeocean islandsubtropicalnational park