Publications

Recent publication

Responses of alpine summit vegetation under climate change in the transition zone between subtropical and tropical humid environment

Abstract: Climate change has caused severe impacts on ecosystems and biodiversity globally, especially to vulnerable mountain ecosystems; the summits bear the brunt of such effects. Therefore, six summits in Taiwan were monitored based on a standardized multi‐summit approach. We used both statistical downscaling of climate data and vegetation cover data to calculate climate niches to assess the impacts of climate change. Two indicators, thermophilic and moist‐philic, were applied to evaluate the overall response of vegetation dynamics. The results revealed that potential evapotranspiration increased significantly and led to a declining tendency in monthly water balance from 2014 to 2019. The general pattern of species richness was a decline. The difference in plant cover among the three surveys showed an inconsistent pattern, although some dominant species expanded, such as the dwarf bamboo Yushania niitakayamensis. The thermophilic indicator showed that species composition had changed so that there were more thermophilic species at the three lowest summits. The moist‐ philization indicator showed a decline of humid‐preferred species in the latest monitoring period. Although total precipitation did not decrease, our results suggest that the variability in precipitation with increased temperature and potential evapotranspiration altered alpine vegetation composition and could endanger vulnerable species in the future.


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Publication list

  1. Callaghan, Corey T., Thomas Mesaglio, John S. Ascher, Thomas M. Brooks, Analyn A. Cabras, Mark Chandler, William K. Cornwell, Indiana Cristóbal Ríos-Málaver, Even Dankowicz, Naufal Urfi Dhiya’ulhaq, Richard A. Fuller, Carlos Galindo-Leal, Florencia Grattarola, Susan Hewitt,Lila Higgins, Colleen Hitchcock, Keng-Lou James Hung, Tony Iwane, Paula Kahumbu,Roger Kendrick,Samuel R. Kieschnick,Gernot Kunz,Chien C. Lee, Cheng-Tao Lin, Scott Loarie, Milton Norman Medina,Mark A. McGrouther, Lera Miles, Shaunak Modi, Katarzyna Nowak, Rahayu Oktaviani, Brian M. Waswala Olewe, James Pagé, Silviu Petrovan, Cassi saari, Carrie E. Seltzer, Alexey P. Seregin, Jon J. Sullivan, Amila P. Sumanapala, Aristide Takoukam, Jane Widness,Keith Willmott, Wolfgang Wüster, Alison N. Young (2022) The benefits of contributing to the citizen science platform iNaturalist as an identifier. PLOS Biology, 20(11), e3001843. DOI:10.1371/journal.pbio.3001843 (SCI)

  2. Chu-Chia Kuo, Yea-Chen Liu, Yu Su, Ho-Yih Liu, Cheng-Tao Lin*(2022) Responses of alpine summit vegetation under climate change in the transition zone between subtropical and tropical humid environment. Scientific Reports, 12:13352. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-17682-2 (SCI)

  3. Ching-An Chiu, Hsy-Yu Tzeng, Cheng-Tao Lin, Kun-Cheng Chang, and Min-Chun Liao (2022). Spatial distribution and climate warming impact on Abies kawakamii forest on a subtropical island. Plants, 11(10):1346. DOI: 10.3390/plants11101346 (SCI)

  4. Ching-An Chiu, Tetsuya Matsui, Nobuyuki Tanaka, Cheng-Tao Lin* (2021) Exploring the potential distribution of relic Trochodendron aralioides: An approach using open-access resources and free software. Forests, 12(12):1749. DOI: 10.3390/f12121749 (SCI)

  5. Chu-Chia Kuo, Yu Su, Ho-Yih Liu, Cheng-Tao Lin* (2021) Assessment of climate change effects on alpine summit vegetation in the transition of tropical to subtropical humid climate. Plant Ecology, 222(8):933–951. DOI: 10.1007/s11258-021-01152-2 (SCI)

  6. Cheng-Tao Lin, Ching-An Chiu* (2020) A Comparison of predictor selection procedures in species distribution modeling: a case study of Fagus hayatae. CERNE, 26(2):172–182 DOI: 10.1590/01047760202026022657 (SCI)

  7. Pin-Yuan Chen, Cheng-Tao Lin, Rita S. W. Yam & Hsiao-Wei Yuan (2020) Influences of Physical Vegetation Management on Odonata Abundance in Urbanized Ecosystem: a Case Study in Northern Taiwan. Wetlands, 40:2061–2070. DOI: 10.1007/s13157-020-01314-4 (SCI)

  8. 許富雄*、林政道、郭淳棻 (2019) 玉山國家公園1982至2018年之脊椎動物研究回顧與物種清查。國家公園學報 29(2):1–27

  9. Cheng-Tao Lin, Ching-An Chiu* (2019) The Relic Trochodendron aralioides Siebold & Zucc. (Trochodendraceae) in Taiwan: ensemble distribution modeling and climate change impacts. Forests 10(1): 7. DOI: 10.3390/f10010007 (SCI; Open Access)

  10. Cheng-Tao Lin, Kuo-Fang Chung* (2017) Phylogenetic classification of seed plants of Taiwan. Botanical Studies 58:52. DOI: 10.1186/s40529-017-0206-6 (SCI; Open Access)

  11. Wei-Chih Lin, Yu-Pin Lin, Wan-Yu Lien, Yung-Chieh Wang, Cheng-Tao Lin, Chyi-Rong Chiou, Johnathen Anthony, Neville D. Crossman (2014) Expansion of protected areas under climate change: An example of mountainous tree species in Taiwan. Forests 5(11): 2882–2904. DOI: 10.3390/f5112882 (SCI; Open Access)

  12. Cheng-Tao Lin, Tzu-Ying Chen, Chang-Fu Hsieh, Chyi-Rong Chiou (2014) Abiotic factors and Yushania influences on Abiesforest composition in Taiwan. Taiwania 59(3):247–261. DOI: 10.6165/tai.2014.59.247 (SCI; Open Access)

  13. Katsuhiro Nakao, Motoki Higa, Ikutaro Tsuyama, Cheng-Tao Lin, Shih-To Sun, Jian-Rong Lin, Chyi-Rong Chiou, Tzu-Ying Chen, Tetsuya Matsui, Nobuyuki Tanaka (2014) Changes in the potential habitats of 10 dominant evergreen broad-leaved tree species in the Taiwan-Japan archipelago. Plant Ecology 215:639–650. DOI: 10.1007/s11258-014-0329-8 (SCI)

  14. Cindy Q. Tang, Chyi-Rong Chiou, Cheng-Tao Lin, Jian-Rong Lin, Chang-Fu Hsieh, Jian-Wei Tang, Wen-Hua Su, Xiuli Hou (2013) Plant diversity patterns in subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests of Yunnan and Taiwan. Ecological Research 28(1):81–92. DOI: 10.1007/s11284-012-1002-0 (SCI)

  15. Cheng-Tao Lin, Ching-Feng Li, David Zelený, Milan Chytrý, Yukito Nakamura, Ming-Yih Chen, Tze-Ying Chen, Yue-Joe Hsia, Chang-Fu Hsieh, Ho-Yih Liu, Jenn-Che Wang, Sheng-Zehn Yang, Ching-Long Yeh, Chyi-Rong Chiou (2012) Classification of the high-mountain coniferous forests in Taiwan. Folia Geobotanica9(47):373–401. DOI: 10.1007/s12224-012-9128-y (SCI) Comment

Conference Papers

†報告者

  1. 林政道†、郭礎嘉 (2022) 臺灣高海拔地區氣候變遷與山峰植群變化。特有生物研究保育中心30週年回顧與展望—「臺灣生物多樣性研究的回顧與展望」研討會（口頭發表）。

  2. 賴宇傑†、林政道*、方引平 (2021) 澎湖縣東吉嶼羊隻食性與植食行為對植群變遷之影響。2021動物行為、生態暨環境教育研討會（壁報發表）。

  3. 李丁在†、郭礎嘉、林政道* (2021) 公民科學活動參與者的動機、成果和個人背景因素間的關聯-以iNaturalist使用者為例。2021動物行為、生態暨環境教育研討會（壁報發表）。

  4. 郭礎嘉、蘇昱†、劉和義、林政道* (2021) 高山草原植群功能性狀與氣候區位十年之變化。2021動物行為、生態暨環境教育研討會（口頭發表）。

  5. 陳心怡†、林政道、郭晉緯、方引平* (2021) 吃葷吃素？臺灣森鼠的排遺碎片形態與分子食性分析。2021動物行為、生態暨環境教育研討會（口頭發表）。

  6. 蘇昱†、郭礎嘉、劉和義、林政道* (2020) 雪山及大水窟區域高山草原植群變化與環境之關係。109年森林資源永續發展研討會（口頭發表）。

  7. 賴孟辰、郭礎嘉、林政道* (2020) 臺灣爺蟬鳴唱行為生態之探究。第31屆動物行為與生態學研討會（壁報發表）。

  8. 林政道†* (2019) 植物名錄交換格式標準。2019東亞植物分類研究暨彭鏡毅老師紀念研討會（壁報發表）。

  9. Cheng-Tao Lin* and Chu-Chia Kuo (2018) Exploring the potential application of iNaturalist in Taiwan—a case study of plant phenology. The 3rd International Symposium of Biodiversity and Health in Southeast Asia (Oral presentation).

  10. 林政道†* (2017) 開源物種名錄產生器 checklister。臺灣植物分類學會年會暨植物多樣性與系統分類研討會（口頭發表）。

  11. Cheng-Tao Lin†; Shih-To Sun, Katsuhiro Nakao, Motoki Higa, Ikutaro Tsuyama, Tzu-Ying Chen, Tetsuya Matsui, Nobuyuki Tanaka, Chyi-Rong Chiou (2012) Predicting potential habitats of Fagus hayatae in East Asia at last glacial maximum, present and 2080s. In Proceedings of the 55th Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science (Oral presentation).

  12. Cheng-Tao Lin†, Ching-Feng Li, David Zelený, Milan Chytrý, Yukito Nakamura, Ming-Yih Chen, Tze-Ying Chen, Yue-Joe Hsia, Chang-Fu Hsieh, Ho-Yih Liu, Jenn-Che Wang, Sheng-Zehn Yang, Ching-Long Yeh, Chyi-Rong Chiou* (2010) Classification of the high-mountain coniferous forests vegetation of Taiwan. In Proceedings of the 53rd Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science (Oral presentation).

  13. 廖崇甫、黃羽萱、郭晉緯、林政道、方引平* (2017)「黃金」中的昆蟲秘密-排遺DNA高通量條碼分析探討。臺灣昆蟲學會年會，臺中 (壁報發表)

  14. Cheng-Tao Lin†* (2017) Vegetation patterns of abandoned farms in Penghu southern islands. The 19th International Botanical Congress, Shenzhen, China (Oral presentation).

  15. Cheng-Tao Lin†, Chyi-Rong Chiou, Guo-Zhang M. Song* (2008) The effects of species dominance on species distribution modelling. In: Mucina, L. et al. (eds). Frontiers of Vegetation Science—An Evolutionary Angle, p. 103. Keith Phillips Images, Somerset West (Oral presentation).