Figure 1

Location map of the Fushan Experimental Forest (FEF). The frequency of tropical cyclones in Northwest Pacific (a), location of FEF (b), and litterfall collection plots within FEF (c). The countries’ boundary map was generated from the map database in ArcGIS v. 10.353. The frequency of tropical cyclone was presented in ArcGIS based on the grid map acquired from Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC)54. The elevation maps of FEF and Taiwan (in background) were created based upon 20 m digital elevation model (DEM) obtained from Data.GOV.TW55. The litterfall collection plots were built and plotted using Tools in ArcGIS by their coordinates.