Impact of tourism disturbance on forest vegetation in Wutai Mountain, China

Liqin, Niu; Zhan-hong, Cheng

doi:10.1007/s10661-019-7218-5

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“…Lin et al believe that maintaining human interference at a moderate level can provide more opportunities for other plants to settle in the community [ 39 ]. A similar conclusion was drawn by Niu Li-qin in her essay, and she believes that moderate human disturbance is beneficial for increasing plant species richness [ 40 ]. Both of their studies are based on the idea that species that have been disturbed can still maintain their growth in population numbers, while the overall trend of P .…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 73%

Population dynamics of Phaius flavus in southeast China: Reproductive strategies and plants conservation

Zhu

Chen

et al. 2022

PLoS ONE

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Because of species diversity and troubling conservation status in the wild, Orchidaceae has been one of the taxa with most concern in population ecological research for a long time. Although Orchidaceae is a group with high adaptability, they have become endangered for complex and various reasons such as the germination? difficulty and habitat loss, which makes it difficult to develop an accurate protection strategy. Phaius flavus is a terrestrial orchid which used to be widely distributed in central and southern Asia; however, large populations are difficult to find in the wild. Thus, the aim of this study was to provide a new perspective for conserving endangered P. flavus by investigating the mechanisms of its population decline; we established time-specific life and fertility tables, age pyramids, survival curves, and mortality curves for this plant and then conducted Leslie matrix model. We found that both of the populations from Wuhu Mount (WM) and Luohan Mount (LM) showed declining trends and exhibited pot-shaped age pyramids, low net reproductive rates, and negative intrinsic growth rates. The population from the Beikengding Mount (BM) showed a stable status with a bell-shaped age pyramid. However, it has a significant risk of decline because of the low net reproductive rate and intrinsic growth rate. This study use time-specific life and fertility tables, age pyramids, survival curves, and mortality curves, showed that the population decline of P. flavus could be attributed to 1) the shortage of seedlings caused by the low germination rate in the wild and 2) the loss of adult individuals caused by anthropogenic disturbances. To protect this species from extinction in these areas, we suggest that human activities in these habitats should be strictly forbidden and ex situ conservation of this plant in botanical gardens is also necessary.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 73%

Population dynamics of Phaius flavus in southeast China: Reproductive strategies and plants conservation

Zhu

Chen

et al. 2022

PLoS ONE

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“…All these changes intervene deeply in the existing ecosystem (Hinojosa et al, 2016), altering and threatening underlying processes and associated ecosystem services (Chiang et al, 2014;Faccioni et al, 2019;Tasser and Tappeiner, 2002). An emerging land-use trend is the growing impact of tourism on ecosystems, where damage to vegetation can occur (Rodway-Dyer and Ellis, 2018) and is playing an increasing role in mountain regions (Niu and Cheng, 2019). In the Dongling Mountains (China), tourism led to a lower species richness, heterogeneity and evenness in impacted subalpine meadows (Zhang et al, 2012).…”

Section: Vegetation and Land Use Changes In Mountainsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Scientists' warning of threats to mountains

Schmeller

Urbach

Bates

et al. 2022

Science of The Total Environment

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“…Mountain height and mountain area are useful to describe mountains’ environmental features. In this study, data on those parameters (Appendix Table A1–A2) are from three sources: (1) authoritative books on mountains including Chinese Religious Sites (Ren & Yang, 1989) and Famous Mountains in China (Xie, 1987, 2010); (2) academic literature about selected mountains, such as Mount Wutai (Niu & Cheng, 2019) and Mount Emei (Tang, 2006); and (3) the official websites for each mountain, relevant religious temples, and authoritative travel agencies, such as the Laoshan Tourism Group 3 and Tuniu 4…”

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The geography of religions: Comparing Buddhist and Taoist sacred mountains in China

Qiu

Pei

Lin

2022

Geographical Research

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Increasing attention has been given to geographical contributions to cultural heritage in religion. However, comparative quantitative research remains scarce. As a first attempt, this study presents findings from comparative spatial and statistical analyses of the geographical distribution and features of mountains in China sacred in Taoism and Buddhism. Because both have strong orientations to natural environments, we find more similarities than differences between them, even though the two religions have different origins, philosophies, and doctrines. The results empirically support the influences of Taoism on Buddhism in China, findings that supplement current understandings of Buddhism in China in terms of the geographical dynamics of integration and sinicisation of Chinese culture. The findings also enrich current debates, including in this journal, emphasising the importance of environmental symbols in studies on geography and religion. Connecting humanity with physical geography in light of the changes, including grief, being wrought in the Anthropocene, we hope to inspire more geographically grounded and methodologically eclectic studies on religions.

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Impact of tourism disturbance on forest vegetation in Wutai Mountain, China

Cited by 15 publications

References 40 publications

Population dynamics of Phaius flavus in southeast China: Reproductive strategies and plants conservation

Population dynamics of Phaius flavus in southeast China: Reproductive strategies and plants conservation

Scientists' warning of threats to mountains

The geography of religions: Comparing Buddhist and Taoist sacred mountains in China

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