The study looked at how plant communities change over time in a Karst area in Central Guizhou. They found that as the vegetation restored, the height of plants and the percentage of trees and seedlings increased. Species diversity also went up, with the most diverse stage being when shrubs were dominant. Different plant species became more important at different stages of succession. The number of tree species increased over time, especially in the later stages. Shrub species had the best coverage in the middle stage but decreased in the later stages.