Table 1 Details of the four runoff plots.

From: Runoff Response to Soil Moisture and Micro-topographic Structure on the Plot Scale

Runoff plot

R01

R02

R03

R04

Dominant species

Platycladus orientalis

Pinus tabuliformis

Pinus tabuliformis

Quercus variabilis

Elevation (m)

145 m

190 m

430 m

395 m

Aspect (°)

SE 48°

SE 45°

SN 85°

NE 10°

Soil depth (cm)

32 cm

45 cm

35 cm

40 cm

NT (stems)

17

19

18

22

CA (m2)

2.19 ± 0.48

7.21 ± 4.12

2.34 ± 0.74

6.96 ± 5.43

DBH (cm)

11.8 ± 4.15

13.8 ± 4.68

10.3 ± 5.25

12.5 ± 4.02

H (m)

6.1 ± 1.8

7.9 ± 3.3

5.8 ± 1.5

7.3 ± 3.3

LAI

3.03

3.55

3.21

4.43

  1. NT: number of trees, CA: mean canopy area, DBH: mean diameter at breath height, H: mean tree height, LAI: leaf area index.