Fig. 1: Distribution of tidal flats width and slope along the coast of China.
From: Dynamics and drivers of tidal flat morphology in China
a Tidal flat width distribution. b Tidal flat slope distribution. Coastal provinces of China are listed in the maps, namely Liaoning (LN), Hebei (HB), Shandong (SD), Jiangsu (JS), Zhejiang (ZJ), Fujian (FJ), Guangdong (GD), Guangxi (GX), Hainan (HN) and Taiwan (TW). Red boxes on the maps indicate regions with large widths or slopes, and blue boxes indicate regions with minimal values. The values in the figure represent the median values of data in the box. The variation of tidal flat width and slope along latitude is displayed on their right panel. The shaded areas represent the 25th and the 75th percentile values. c The relationship between tidal flat width and median slope in each group. The number N represents the number of data points. The upper whisker extends to the 75th percentile plus 1.5 times the interquartile range, and the lower whisker extends to the 25th percentile minus 1.5 times the interquartile range. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.
