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Effect of Environmental Factors on the Spatial Diversity Distribution Patterns of Lycophytes and Ferns in Northeast China

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Lycophytes and ferns are the oldest terrestrial vascular plants, sensitive to climate change, and can act as an indicator of environmental change in the forest. However, knowledge about the way in which environmental factors influence diversity distribution of lycophytes and ferns in Northeast China still remains limited. Based on the latest PPGI classification, this study has taken lycophytes and ferns in Northeast China as the research object. Using county distribution information and environmental factor data, combining stepwise multiple regression (SMR) and geographically weighted regression (GWR), species diversity and environmental origin of lycophytes and ferns in Northeast China have been discussed. The results have shown that areas of high species diversity of lycophytes and ferns in Northeast China have mainly been concentrated in Changbai Mountains, Da Hinggan Mountains and Xiao Hinggan Mountains, and Changbai Mountains have been the most abundant. Precipitation of wettest quarter (Bio16), elevation range (ER), and forest area (FA) have been the three key environmental factors affecting the species diversity distribution. Bio16, as the most important factor, can further reveal the influence of special life history characteristics of lycophytes and ferns on species diversity. This study sheds light for the first time on the main environmental factors affecting the species diversity of lycophytes and ferns in Northeast China.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The specimens and detailed information collected by pioneers of the past decades have laid the foundation for the diversity distribution analysis of this study. We express sincere thanks to Northeast Biological Herbaria of Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences for the valuable distribution data.

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This study has been funded by National Key Research and Development Program of China (no. 2016YFC0500300).

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  1. Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 110016, Shenyang, China

    Yan Li, Yu Chang, Xingyuan He, Sheng Xu & Daoyan Su

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    Yan Li, Xingyuan He & Daoyan Su

  3. CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, 110016, Shenyang, China

    Xingyuan He & Sheng Xu

  4. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China

    Xingyuan He

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Yan Li, Chang, Y., He, X. et al. Effect of Environmental Factors on the Spatial Diversity Distribution Patterns of Lycophytes and Ferns in Northeast China. Russ J Ecol 53, 111–122 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1067413622020096

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