| CURRICULUM VITAE | 第1-12页 |
| 摘要 | 第12-15页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第15-29页 |
| CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION | 第29-39页 |
| §1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY | 第29-34页 |
| §1.2 PROBLEM STATEMENT | 第34-35页 |
| §1.3 AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE RESEARCH | 第35-36页 |
| §1.4 SIGNIFICANCE AND INNOVATIONS OF THE RESEARCH | 第36-37页 |
| §1.5 RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND HYPOTHESES | 第37-39页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ REVIEW OF THE TRENDS IN PLANT-ENVIRONMENTRELATIONSHIPS, BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION, AND KARSTENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS | 第39-60页 |
| §2.1 RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PLANTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT | 第39-43页 |
| §2.2 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, BIODIVERSITY, THREATS AND CHALLENGES | 第43-52页 |
| ·Biodivcrsity in China and conservation issues | 第45-48页 |
| ·Biodivcrsity in Guangxi, conservation, threats, and constraints | 第48-52页 |
| §2.3 KARST GEOLOGICAL SETTINGS, ECOSYSTEMS, AND VULNERABILITY | 第52-60页 |
| ·Karst geological settings | 第52-53页 |
| ·The importance of karst mountains resources | 第53-56页 |
| ·karst environments and their vulnerability | 第56-60页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ MATERIAL AND METHODOLOGY | 第60-78页 |
| §3.1 SITE LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION | 第60-63页 |
| §3.2 SAMPLING DESIGN AND DATA COLLECTION | 第63-65页 |
| §3.3 SAMPLES' ANALYSIS | 第65-66页 |
| §3.4 DATA PROCESSING AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS | 第66-78页 |
| ·Correlations and General Linear Models analyses | 第69-72页 |
| ·Generalized Linear Models analyses | 第72-78页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ RESULTS | 第78-143页 |
| §4.1 DESCRIPTION OF ROCK TYPE, SOIL CHARACTERISTICS, AND PLANT COMMUNITIES' COMPOSITION | 第78-83页 |
| ·Rock type and soil characteristics | 第78-79页 |
| ·Plant communities' composition | 第79-83页 |
| §4.2 ANOVA/ANCOVA RESULTS FOR THE INFLUENCE OF ST AND RT ON PLANT SPECIES DIVERSITY AND ABUNDANCE | 第83-86页 |
| §4.3 CORRELATIONS AND MLR MODELS FOR THE INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOIL CHARACTERISTICS, GEOLOGICAL AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND ITS EFFECT ON PLANT DIVERSITY AND ABUNDANCE | 第86-122页 |
| ·MLR models for plant species responses to the single effects of rock type or soil properties | 第87-89页 |
| ·MLR models for plant species responses to the single effects of other environmental factors | 第89-93页 |
| ·MLR models for plant species responses to the combined effects of rock type, soil properties, and other environmental factors | 第93-122页 |
| §4.4 GzLM REGRESSIONS FOR THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN SOIL CHARACTERISTICS, GEOLOGICAL AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON PLANT DIVERSITY AND ABUNDANCE | 第122-143页 |
| ·Poisson and NB regressions models for plant species richness and density responses to the single or combined effects of rock type, soil properties, and other environmental factors | 第123-133页 |
| ·Gamma regression models for plant species diversity and dominance responses to the single or combined effects of rock type, soil properties, and other environmental factors | 第133-143页 |
| CHAPTER V DISCUSSION | 第143-161页 |
| §5.1 PATTERNS OF PLANT SPECIES DIVERSITY AND ABUNDANCE IN RELATIONSHIPS TO THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL HABITAT FACTORS IN LNR | 第143-155页 |
| ·ANOVA/ANCO VA suggesting the interrelationships between geological, soil, and other environmental factors and their effect on the trends of plant species | 第143-146页 |
| ·MLR and GzLM analyses suggesting the interrelationships between geological, soil, and other environmental factors and their effect on the patterns of plant species | 第146-155页 |
| §5.2 DOMINANT SPECIES DISTRIBUTION ALONG SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENTS IN THE KARST FOREST OF LNR | 第155-161页 |
| CHAPTER VI CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS | 第161-166页 |
| §6.1 CONCLUSION | 第161-163页 |
| §6.2 RECOMMENDATIONS | 第163-166页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第166-169页 |
| REFERENCES | 第169-188页 |
