大陆东南亚(中南半岛)的主要森林植被类型介绍(英文)

An introduction to the main forest vegetation types of mainland SE Asia(Indochina Peninsula)

关键词:  植被类型, 分类, 群落特征, 分布, 大陆东南亚

Key words:  vegetation types, classification, physiognomic characteristics, distribution, mainland Southeast Asia

摘要:

大陆东南亚(中南半岛)的植被研究情况鲜为人知, 至今仍无系统研究资料。该文依据数次对该地区的野外考察和资料收集,介绍了东南亚植被的研究情况和文献资料以及对该地区主要森林植被的分类和各主要植被类型的特征。大陆东南亚地区在植被分类上包括七个主要的陆生及湿地的森林植被类型:针叶林、针阔混交林、热带山地常绿阔叶林、热带雨林、热带季节性湿润林、热带季风林(季雨林)、干旱刺灌丛/萨王纳植被。其中,针叶林植被型包括温性针叶林和热性针叶林二个植被亚型; 针阔混交林包括温性针阔混交林和暖温性针阔混交林二个亚型; 热带雨林植被型包括热带低地常绿雨林、热带季节性雨林(热带低地半常绿雨林)、热带山地雨林及泥炭沼泽森林四个植被亚型。该文还对大陆东南亚地区植被研究历史、植被分类系统、类型特征及植物区系组成进行了讨论。

Abstract:

The vegetation of mainland Southeast Asia is less known to science. This article introduces the studies up to now on the vegetation of mainland Southeast Asia(Indochina peninsula), and describes the main fo-rest vegetation types based on fragmentary information and field visits. Seven main terraneous and wet land forest vegetation types, including coniferous forest, coniferous-broad-leaved mixed forest, tropical montane evergreen broad-leaved forest, tropical rain fo-rest, tropical seasonal moist forest, tropical monsoon forest, and dry thorny thickets/woodland(savanna), are recognized. Of them, the coniferous forest includes two subtypes: temperate coniferous forest and tropical coniferous forest; the coniferous-broad-leaved mixed forest includes also two subtypes: warm temperate and temperate coniferous-broad-leaved mixed forests; and the tropical rain forest includes four main vegetation subtypes: tropical lowland evergreen rain forest, tropical seasonal rain forest(tropical lowland semi-evergreen rain forest), tropical montane rain forest, and peat swamp forest. The study history of the vegetation in the region, its classification, physiognomic characteristics, and do-minant species composition, are also concisely introduced.