Table 1 The vegetation cover types and their area ratio in the Pailugou watershed.

From: Spatial distribution of Qinghai spruce forests and the thresholds of influencing factors in a small catchment, Qilian Mountains, northwest China

Vegetation cover type

Unit number

Area ratio to whole watershed/%

Vegetation cover type

Unit number

Area ratio to whole watershed/%

Forest

Qinghai spruce

100

31.9

Montane savanna shrub

Qinghai spruce

10

1.3

Qilian juniper

5

1.2

Qilian juniper

8

0.6

Woodland

Qinghai spruce

7

0.8

Montane savanna grass

Qinghai spruce

8

1.6

Qilian juniper

1

0.1

Qilian juniper

21

2.1

Shrub

 

31

19.2

Bare land

 

14

2.7

Grassland

 

123

30.6

Watercourse

 

3

0.2