Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
8 years ago

Tourism Disturbance Decreases Plant Diversity in Karst Forests, Study Finds.

Hubei nongye kexue
Effects of Tourism Disturbance on the Plant Diversity of Typical Karst Forest
Wu Peng

Paper Summary

Tourism can impact plant diversity in karst forests. Strong tourism disturbance reduces richness, evenness, and diversity of trees and shrubs, but increases richness of herbs. Slight disturbance decreases richness and diversity of trees and evenness of shrubs.

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