A new model: Herbaceous species diversity along the environmental gradient in the typical hilly areas of Henan Province

Ecological model is important. The relationship between biodiversity and disturbance gradient, however, makes it difficult to compare data from different studies and draw general conclusions. These results assessed the relationship between disturbance gradients and herbaceous species diversity in the typical hilly areas on varying spatial scales along the environmental gradient in Henan Province. Using community ecology techniques and quantitative measurements of disturbance, we detected a linear relationship between weighting values of disturbance intensity and herbaceous species diversity (Simpson), which were significantly correlated (P