Floristic Elements of Sediment Spore-pollen between Western and Eastern Sample Plots beside Main Peak of Ailao Mountain in Yunnan

  • HAO Cheng-yuan ,
  • CHEN Zhi-chao ,
  • WU Shao-hong
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  • 1. Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454000, Henan China;
    2. Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resource Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China

Received date: 2008-12-08

  Online published: 2009-06-10

Abstract

As the natural boundary between the eastern Yunnan plateau and the southwestern Yunnan in Hengduan Mountains, the large-scale prominent terrain leads to obvious regional difference of climate and vegetation on both sides of Ailao Mountain. In this article, a comparative analysis is made on plant species floristic elements of sediment spore-pollen in two sample plots beside the main peak respectively. The results show that there is a remarkable difference on sediment spore-pollens between these two sample spots while there is no on the topsoil spore-pollens. The tropical genera elements of sediment spore-pollens is higher in the western sample plot (6.8%) than one in eastern part (4.7%) because the western plot is controlled by India summer monsoon at all times. And the north temperate elements of sediment spore-pollens is lower in the western sample plot (13.4%) than one in eastern part (26.4%) because the eastern plot is influenced evidently sometimes by East Asia winter monsoon. In a word, Ailao Mountain is one of important boundaries between India summer monsoon and East Asia winter monsoon.

Cite this article

HAO Cheng-yuan , CHEN Zhi-chao , WU Shao-hong . Floristic Elements of Sediment Spore-pollen between Western and Eastern Sample Plots beside Main Peak of Ailao Mountain in Yunnan[J]. Subtropical Plant Science, 2009 , 38(02) : 1 -5 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1009-7791.2009.02.001

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