摘要
ThefractalcharacteristicsofthecanopystructureofB.gvmnorrhizapopulationareinvestigatedbyfractaldimensionanalysisintheNationalShankouMangroveNatureReserve.The3-year-oldbrancheshaveboxdimensionsbetween1.22and1.55,showingthecomplexitydegreeofbranchingstructureandtheabilityofoccupyingandutilizingecologicalspace.ItmaybeconsideredthatfractaldimensionprovidesausefulindexforthestudyoflightutilizationefficienciesandgrowthprocessesofB.gymnorrhiza.Calculatedbyusingthetwo-surfacemethod,thefractaldimensionsforthecrownpatternofindividualswithagesof20to50yearsrangefrom2.21to2.54,indicatingthatthefillingdegreeoffoliagetoatreecrownisrelativelylowandB.gymnorrhizahasthepropertyofasunplant.Alongwiththeincreaseofagesofindividuals,thefillingdegreeoffoliagetoatreecrownchangesfromhightolow,andsodoesthefractaldimension.Theboxdimensionsobtainedfromthegrayscalecurvesofpopulationcanopyarebetween1.47and1.61.Thegreatertheboxdimension,themorelooselyorganizedthecanopyspatialstructure,andthemorethelightspots.Thecanopystructuralinformationandcomplexityofapopulationcanbeeffectivelycapturedbyboxdimensionsobtainedfromcanopygrayscalecurves.
出版日期
2003年02月12日（中国期刊网平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）
