Spatial and seasonal variations of leaf area index (LAI) in subtropical
secondary forests related to floristic composition and stand characters

Zhu, Wenjuan; Xiang, Wenhua; Pan, Qiong; Zeng, Yelin; Ouyang, Shuai; Lei, Pifeng; Deng, Xiangwen; Fang, Xi; Peng, Changhui

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-3819-2016

Articles | Volume 13, issue 12

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-3819-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-3819-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 12

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01 Jul 2016

Research article |

| 01 Jul 2016

Spatial and seasonal variations of leaf area index (LAI) in subtropical secondary forests related to floristic composition and stand characters

Wenjuan Zhu, Wenhua Xiang, Qiong Pan, Yelin Zeng, Shuai Ouyang, Pifeng Lei, Xiangwen Deng, Xi Fang, and Changhui Peng

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RC1: 'Reviewer commments on bg-2016-5', Anonymous Referee #1, 27 Feb 2016
- AC3: 'Responses to comments from Anonymous Referee #1', Wenhua Xiang, 12 May 2016
SC1: 'bg-2016-5 comments', X. Zhang, 06 Mar 2016
RC2: 'BG-2016-5', Anonymous Referee #2, 15 Apr 2016
- AC2: 'Responses to comments from Anonymous Referee #2', Wenhua Xiang, 12 May 2016
AC1: 'Responses to comments from X. Zhang', Wenhua Xiang, 27 Apr 2016

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (19 May 2016) by Akihiko Ito

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We used hemispherical photography to measure LAI values in three subtropical forests from April 2014 to January 2015. Spatial heterogeneity of LAI and its controlling factors were analysed using geostatistical methods and the generalised additive models (GAMs), respectively. Our results showed that LAI values differed greatly in three forests and their seasonal variations were consistent with plant phenology. Stand characters significantly affected the spatial variations in LAI values.