多元回归树与双向指示种分析在群落分类中的应用比较

采用两种群落分类方法——以环境梯度为分类依据的多元回归树(MRT)和多年来广泛应用的双向指示种分析(TWINSPAN), 对吕梁山南段森林群落进行了数量分类, 同时依据植物群落分类和命名原则, 对分类后的各群系进行命名, 并用吻合系数比较两种分类结果的吻合程度, 分析MRT的优劣势, 为以后选择合适的植物群落数量分类方法提供参考。结果表明: (1) MRT将41个森林样方分为4个群系, 分别为侧柏(Platycladus orientalis)群系、青榨槭(Acer davidii)群系、辽东栎(Quercus wutaishanica)群系、柿(Diospyros kaki)群系, 群系类型与TWINSPAN的分类结果相同; (2)根据群系的样方组成, 两种分类结果的吻合度较高, 吻合系数达80.5%; (3)与TWINSPAN相比, MRT同时以物种和环境信息为依据, 对有过渡性质的样方划分更为可靠。因此, 单纯从植被分类的角度来看, 尽管TWINSPAN的分类结果更客观, 但当TWINSPAN分类遇到困难时, 如在划分大样地连续样方或具有过渡性质样方时, MRT更有优势。

A comparison of multivariate regression tree and two-way indicator species analysis in plant community classification

Multivariate regression tree (MRT) is a new statistical technique for plant community classification. Studies on advantages of MRT were still insufficient. Our objective was to compare the results of MRT with two-way indicator species analysis (TWINSPAN), which is widely used in recent years, and to provide suggestions for choosing an appropriate classification method.