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Relationship between Diversity and Stability of a Karst Plant Community
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  • Yang Wang,
  • Jin Chen,
  • Limin Zhang,
  • Ling Feng,
  • Lingbin Yan,
  • Fangbing Li,
  • Xiangwei Zhao,
  • Lifei Yu
Yang Wang
Guizhou University

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Jin Chen
Guizhou University
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Limin Zhang
Guizhou University
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Ling Feng
Guizhou University
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Lingbin Yan
Guizhou University
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Fangbing Li
Guizhou University
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Xiangwei Zhao
Guizhou University
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Lifei Yu
Guizhou University
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Abstract

The relationships among species diversity, functional diversity, functional redundancy, and community stability are central to community and ecosystem ecology. This paper examines plant communities at different stages of vegetation restoration in the Guizhou karst plateau to study the relationship among functional diversity, functional redundancy, and stability of plant communities. The most important results include the following. (1) Species diversity (SD), functional redundancy (FR), and stability (STB) gradually increased with restoration, and there were significant differences among the different stages; functional diversity (FD) increased at first and then decreased, and reached the highest level at the tree irrigation stage. (2) Plant height (PLH) and specific leaf area (SLA) were functional traits that affected the diversity and stability of the plant community, and PLH was positively correlated with plant community diversity and stability, while SLA was negatively correlated with plant community diversity and stability. (3) During the community recovery, FD and FR interacted to maintain stability. In the early and late stages of recovery, the effect of functional redundancy on stability was greater than that of functional diversity, but it was the opposite in the middle stages. (4) The tree irrigation stage is the likely point at which the species diversity of plant communities in karst areas reached saturation, and the growth rate of functional redundancy after species diversity saturation was greater than that before saturation.
17 Dec 2021Submitted to Ecology and Evolution
17 Dec 2021Submission Checks Completed
17 Dec 2021Assigned to Editor
13 Jan 2022Reviewer(s) Assigned
10 Feb 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
18 Feb 2022Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
15 Mar 20221st Revision Received
15 Mar 2022Submission Checks Completed
15 Mar 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
15 Mar 2022Assigned to Editor
17 Mar 2022Reviewer(s) Assigned
06 Apr 2022Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
10 Apr 20222nd Revision Received
10 Apr 2022Assigned to Editor
10 Apr 2022Submission Checks Completed
10 Apr 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
03 May 2022Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
08 May 20223rd Revision Received
09 May 2022Submission Checks Completed
09 May 2022Assigned to Editor
09 May 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
26 May 2022Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
28 May 20224th Revision Received
30 May 2022Assigned to Editor
30 May 2022Submission Checks Completed
30 May 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
20 Jun 2022Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
26 Jun 20225th Revision Received
27 Jun 2022Submission Checks Completed
27 Jun 2022Assigned to Editor
27 Jun 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
25 Jul 2022Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
26 Jul 20226th Revision Received
26 Jul 2022Submission Checks Completed
26 Jul 2022Assigned to Editor
26 Jul 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
10 Aug 2022Editorial Decision: Accept
Aug 2022Published in Ecology and Evolution volume 12 issue 8. 10.1002/ece3.9254