Fig. 1
Location and study design of the Mt. Gongga climate change gradient and experimental studies. (a) Map of the study area with latitude, longitude, and elevation indicated as well as the location within China (insert), and (b) schematic representation of the study design of climate change experiments replicated across four sites along the 1100 m elevational gradient in Mt. Gongga, Sichuan Province, China. Each colour represents an experimental treatment; different kinds of turf transplants, Open Top Chambers (OTCs), and control plots (see legend). Arrows detail the turf transplant treatments between specific sites. At each site, all treatments are replicated in seven experimental blocks. Elevation and the mean temperature of the growing season (air temperature in the four warmest months per year, based on the 2 m climate station measurements, dataset v) are indicated for each sites.
