Abstract:

Based on the investigation data of Osmanthus fragrans populations in Shifengzai Scenery, Fujian Province, the fractal properties of distribution pattern were analyzed by using box-counting dimension, information dimension and correlation dimension of fractal theory. The results showed that the distribution pattern of O. fragrans populations could be described by fractal dimensions. The box-counting dimension of O. fragrans populations ranged between 0.8622 and 1.0058, the information dimension ranged from 0.8670 to 0.9849, and the correlation dimension from 1.0037 to 1.0757. It showed that the distribution pattern had relatively little difference among box-counting dimension, information dimension, and correlation dimension. According to the results, the distribution pattern of the O. fragrans populations tended to be aggregative.