Abstract:Four 1600m 2 plots at different succession stages from evergreen broadleaf and deciduous broadleaf mixed community to mid subtropical evergreen broadleaf community are investigated by means of contiguous grid quadrats,5m×5m,to analyze niche breadth and niche overlap of dominant species in Phoebe bournei forests in Luboyan Nature Reserve of Fujian.The results show that shade tolerant evergreen broadleaf species usually show broad niche breadth,while shade intolerant deciduous broadleaf species represen...