Table 5 Location and characteristics of forest stands at six sites across the eastern China.
Sites | Location | pH | Elevation (m) | MAT (°C) | MAP (mm) | Climate zones | Natural land use | Plantation type | Plantation age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NF | PF | |||||||||
Mohe (MH) | N 52.92 E 122.79 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 448 | −4.14 | 436 | Cold temperate | CBM | Larix gmelinii | 29 |
Qingyuan (QY) | N 41.85 E 124.93 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 597 | 5.91 | 794 | Mid temperate | DBL | Pinus koraiensis. | 38 |
Xinyang (XY) | N 31.77 E 114.03 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 189 | 15.49 | 1098 | Northern subtropical | DEM | Metasequoia glyptostroboides | 27 |
Huitong (HT) | N 26.85 E 109.60 | 4.58 | 4.6 | 427 | 17.17 | 1256 | Mid subtropical | EBL | Cunninghamia lanceolata | 33 |
Dinghushan (DH) | N 23.17 E 112.52 | 4.02 | 4.3 | 275 | 21.08 | 1955 | Southern subtropical | MEB | Pinus massoniana | 30 |
Jianfengling (JF) | N 18.44 E 108.01 | 4.52 | 4.6 | 800 | 19.80 | 2499 | Tropical | TMF | Pinus massoniana | 30 |
