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Appendix 1 Data set of location (longitude, latitude and altitude), dominant species, and soil type of each site in different forest regions in east China.
Site
Longitude
(º)
Latitude
(º)
Altitude
(m)
Geographic region
Mountain/City/ County
Vegetation type
Dominant species
Soil Groups in Genetic Soil
Classification of China
T01
123.59
51.79
646
North-eastern China
Greater Khingan Mountains
cold-temperate coniferous forest
Larix dahurica; Betula platyphylla Suk.
Brown coniferous forest soils
T02
123.31
51.5
773
North-eastern China
Greater Khingan Mountains
cold-temperate coniferous forest
Larix dahurica; Betula platyphylla Suk.
Bleach Spodosol
T03
123.38
51.54
694
North-eastern China
Greater Khingan Mountains
cold-temperate coniferous forest
Pinus koraiensis
Bleach Spodosol
T04
123.5
51.7
589
North-eastern China
Greater Khingan Mountains
cold-temperate coniferous forest
Larix dahurica; Betula platyphylla Suk.
Floodplain forest soils
T05
123.58
51.67
509
North-eastern China
Greater Khingan Mountains
cold-temperate coniferous forest
Larix dahurica; Betula platyphylla Suk.
Peat soils
T06
123.58
51.92
607
North-eastern China
Greater Khingan Mountains
cold-temperate coniferous forest
Larix dahurica; Betula platyphylla Suk.
Brown coniferous forest soils
T07
123.58
51.92
619
North-eastern China
Greater Khingan Mountains
cold-temperate coniferous forest
Larix dahurica; Betula platyphylla Suk.
Brown coniferous forest soils
T08
124.68
52.41
394
North-eastern China
Greater Khingan Mountains
cold-temperate coniferous forest
Larix dahurica; Betula platyphylla Suk.
Brown coniferous forest soils
T09
124.65
52.37
520
North-eastern China
Greater Khingan Mountains
cold-temperate coniferous forest
Pinus sylvestris; Larix dahurica
Brown coniferous forest soils
T10
124.67
52.39
439
North-eastern China
Greater Khingan Mountains
cold-temperate coniferous forest
Betula platyphylla Suk.; Larix dahurica
Brown coniferous forest soils
T11
124.41
53.11
306
North-eastern China
Greater Khingan Mountains
cold-temperate coniferous forest
Pinus sylvestris; Betula platyphylla Suk.
Brown coniferous forest soils
T12
125.48
52.41
338
North-eastern China
Greater Khingan Mountains
cold-temperate coniferous forest
Pinus sylvestris; Betula platyphylla Suk.
Brown coniferous forest soils
T13
128.79
47.26
340
North-eastern China
Lesser Khingan Mountains
Temperate needle broad-leaved mixed forest
Pinus sylvestris; Betula platyphylla Suk.
Dark-brown earths
T14
128.93
47.19
437
North-eastern China
Lesser Khingan Mountains
Temperate needle broad-leaved mixed forest
Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica; Larix olgensis
Dark-brown earths
T15
128.9
47.24
414
North-eastern China
Lesser Khingan Mountains
Temperate needle broad-leaved mixed forest
Larix dahurica; Betula platyphylla Suk.
Dark-brown earths
T16
128.77
47.26
414
North-eastern China
Lesser Khingan Mountains
Temperate needle broad-leaved mixed forest
Pinus sylvestris; Larix gmelinii
Dark-brown earths
T17
128.82
47.28
414
North-eastern China
Lesser Khingan Mountains
Temperate needle broad-leaved mixed forest
Picea koraiensi; Picea jezoensis
Dark-brown earths
T18
128.79
47.25
338
North-eastern China
Lesser Khingan Mountains
Temperate needle broad-leaved mixed forest
Pinus koraiensis; Picea jezoensis
Ley soils
T19
128.78
47.23
338
North-eastern China
Lesser Khingan Mountains
Temperate needle broad-leaved mixed forest
Pinus koraiensis; A. nephrolepis
Dark-brown earths
T20
128.86
47.19
230
North-eastern China
Lesser Khingan Mountains
Temperate needle broad-leaved mixed forest
Calamagrostis angustifolia Kom.; Carex sp.
Meadow soils
T21
128.79
47.17
694
North-eastern China
Lesser Khingan Mountains
Temperate needle broad-leaved mixed forest
Pinus koraiensis; Picea jezoensis
Boggy soils
T22
128.91
47.13
437
North-eastern China
Lesser Khingan Mountains
Temperate needle broad-leaved mixed forest
Picea koraiensis; Abies nephrolepis
Dark-brown earths
T23
128.93
47.17
414
North-eastern China
Lesser Khingan Mountains
Temperate needle broad-leaved mixed forest
Carex tato
Dark-brown earths
T24
127.56
45.29
670
North-eastern China
Zhangguangcai Mountains
Temperate needle broad-leaved mixed forest
Picea koraiensis; Picea jezoensis
Albic soils
T25
127.57
45.28
890
North-eastern China
Zhangguangcai Mountains
Temperate needle broad-leaved mixed forest
Pinus koraiensis; Picea koraiensis
Albic soils
T26
127.59
45.3
449
North-eastern China
Zhangguangcai Mountains
Temperate needle broad-leaved mixed forest
Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica; Larix olgensis
Dark-brown earths
T27
127.6
45.28
429
North-eastern China
Zhangguangcai Mountains
Temperate needle broad-leaved mixed forest
Larix olgensis
Dark-brown earths
T28
127.57
45.27
1080
North-eastern China
Zhangguangcai Mountains
Temperate needle broad-leaved mixed forest
Fraxinus mandshurica
Dark-brown earths
T29
127.54
45.3
1050
North-eastern China
Zhangguangcai Mountains
Temperate needle broad-leaved mixed forest
Fraxinus mandshurica; Ulmus propinqua;
Dark-brown earths
T30
127.55
45.3
705
North-eastern China
Zhangguangcai Mountains
Temperate needle broad-leaved mixed forest
Quercus mongolicus; Populus davidiana;
Dark-brown earths
T31
127.54
45.3
457
North-eastern China
Zhangguangcai Mountains
Temperate needle broad-leaved mixed forest
Pinus koraiensis
Dark-brown earths
T32
127.57
45.3
400
North-eastern China
Zhangguangcai Mountains
Temperate needle broad-leaved mixed forest
Betula platyphylla; Quercus mongolicus;
Dark-brown earths
T33
128.59
44.94
832
North-eastern China
Zhangguangcai Mountains
Temperate needle broad-leaved mixed forest
Pinus koraiensis
Dark-brown earths
T34
129.68
44.73
1000
North-eastern China
Zhangguangcai Mountains
Temperate needle broad-leaved mixed forest
Betula platyphylla; Populus davidiana
Dark-brown earths
T35
129.4
44.55
1240
North-eastern China
Zhangguangcai Mountains
Temperate needle broad-leaved mixed forest
Quercus mongolicus; Betula platyphylla Suk.
Dark-brown earths
T36
129.58
44.61
1320
North-eastern China
Zhangguangcai Mountains
Temperate needle broad-leaved mixed forest
Quercus mongolicus; Betula platyphylla Suk.
Dark-brown earths
T37
127.8
43.52
780
North-eastern China
Changbai Mountains
Temperate needle broad-leaved mixed forest
Pinus koraiensis; Quercus mongolicus
Dark-brown earths
T38
127.34
42.22
700
North-eastern China
Changbai Mountains
Temperate needle broad-leaved mixed forest
Pinus koraiensis
Dark-brown earths
T39
127.31
42.19
780
North-eastern China
Changbai Mountains
Temperate needle broad-leaved mixed forest
Quercus mongolicus; Betula platyphylla
Albic soils
T40
127.31
42.21
850
North-eastern China
Changbai Mountains
Temperate needle broad-leaved mixed forest
Pinus koraiensis
Albic soil
T41
117.64
36.69
167
Middle-eastern China
Zhangqiu City
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest
Vitex negundo Linn.
Skeletal soil
T42
117.45
36.76
94
Middle-eastern China
Zhangqiu City
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest
Liriodendronchinensis(Hemsl.)Sarg
Cinnamon soils
T43
117.37
36.82
24
Middle-eastern China
Zhangqiu City
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest
ChaenomelessinensisKoehne
Cinnamon soils
T44
117.35
36.86
31
Middle-eastern China
Zhangqiu City
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest
Populus L.
Lime concretion black soils
T45
117.36
36.91
31
Middle-eastern China
Zhangqiu City
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest
Populus L.
Moisture soils
T46
117.38
36.9
16
Middle-eastern China
Zhangqiu City
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest
Populus L.
Moisture soils
T47
117.38
36.9
23
Middle-eastern China
Zhangqiu City
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest
Populus L.
Moisture soils
T48
117.4
36.84
27
Middle-eastern China
Zhangqiu City
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest
Populus L.
Lime concretion black soils
T49
117.46
36.57
178
Middle-eastern China
Zhangqiu City
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest
Ulmus pumila L.; Vitex negundo Linn.
Cinnamon soils
T50
117.45
36.53
264
Middle-eastern China
Zhangqiu City
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest
Ulmus parvifolia Jacq.
Cinnamon soils
T51
117.11
36.21
274
Middle-eastern China
Tai Mountain
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest
Quercus acutissima Carruth.; Pinus tabuliformis
Brown earths
T52
117.11
36.26
1512
Middle-eastern China
Tai Mountain
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest
Sorbus pohuashanensis
Meadow soils
T53
117.11
36.26
512
Middle-eastern China
Tai Mountain
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest
Platycladus orientalis
tabuliformis
(L.)
Franco;
Pinus
T54
117.08
36.26
991
Middle-eastern China
Tai Mountain
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest
Pinus tabuliformis; Black Locust
Brown earths
T55
117.09
36.21
219
Middle-eastern China
Tai Mountain
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest
Pinus tabuliformis; Black Locust
Brown earths
T56
117.11
36.18
162
Middle-eastern China
Tai Mountain
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest
Pinus tabuliformis
Cinnamon soils
T57
118.81
37.44
4
Middle-eastern China
Dongying City
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud
Solonchak
T58
118.74
37.41
3
Middle-eastern China
Dongying City
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest
Suaeda glauca (Bunge) Bunge
Moisture soils
T59
113.67
39.07
2240
Middle-eastern China
Wutai Mountain
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest
Larix principis-rupprechtii Mayr
Brown earths
T60
113.59
38.98
1702
Middle-eastern China
Wutai Mountain
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest
T61
113.58
39.08
2940
Middle-eastern China
Wutai Mountain
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest
T62
113.62
39.06
2553
Middle-eastern China
Wutai Mountain
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest
T63
113.59
39.19
1468
Middle-eastern China
Wutai Mountain
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest
T64
113.54
40.19
1506
Middle-eastern China
CaiLiang Mountain
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest
Pinus tabuliformis
Cinnamon soils
T65
113.56
40.17
1327
Middle-eastern China
CaiLiang Mountain
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest
Populus L.
Cinnamon soils
T66
113.56
40.17
1357
Middle-eastern China
CaiLiang Mountain
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest
Hippophae rhamnoides; Lespedeza bicolor Turcz
Cinnamon soils
T67
113.52
40.22
1786
Middle-eastern China
CaiLiang Mountain
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest
Hippophae rhamnoides; Lespedeza bicolor Turcz
Meadow soils
T68
113.49
40.14
11225
Middle-eastern China
CaiLiang Mountain
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest
Populus L.
chestnut soils
T69
117.48
40.6
2067
Middle-eastern China
Wuling Mountain
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest
Larix principis-rupprechtii Mayr
Meadow soils
T70
117.47
40.57
1476
Middle-eastern China
Wuling Mountain
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest
Pinus tabuliformis; Quercusmongolica
Brown earths
T71
117.48
40.59
1767
Middle-eastern China
Wuling Mountain
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest
Larix principis-rupprechtii
platyphylla Suk.
T72
117.47
40.56
1357
Middle-eastern China
Wuling Mountain
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest
Pinus tabuliformis; Betula platyphylla Suk.
Brown earths
T73
117.51
40.52
750
Middle-eastern China
Wuling Mountain
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest
Populus L.; Larix principis-rupprechtii Mayr
Cinnamon soils
T74
117.47
40.45
617
Middle-eastern China
Wuling Mountain
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest
Populus L.; Robinia pseudoacacia L.
Cinnamon soils
Larix
principis-rupprechtii
Mayr;
Pinus
tabuliformis
Eragrostispilosa; Polypogon fugax Nees ex
Steud.
Eragrostispilosa; Polypogon fugax Nees ex
Steud.
Populus davidiana; Larix principis-rupprechtii
Mayr
Mayr;
Betula
Brown earths
Cinnamon soils
Meadow soils
Meadow soils
Cinnamon soils
Brown earths
T75
118.82
32.08
19.5
South-eastern China
Nanjing City
Subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest
Pinus thunbergii Parl.; Black Locust
Yellow-cinnamon soils
T76
118.12
24.61
19
South-eastern China
Xiamen City
Subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest
Eucalyptus; Pinus massoniana Lamb.
Red earths
T77
117.98
24.86
1030
South-eastern China
Quanzhou City
Subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest
Pinus massoniana Lamb.
Yellow earths
T78
117.24
26.34
308
South-eastern China
Mingxi City
Subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest
Camellia sinensis
Red earths
T79
117.24
26.34
426
South-eastern China
Mingxi City
Subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest
Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook.; Pinus
massoniana Lamb.
Red earths
T80
120.85
33.01
7.5
South-eastern China
Yancheng City
Subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest
Robinia pseudoacacia L.
Coastal solonchaks
T81
117.39
34.12
26.8
South-eastern China
Xuzhou City
Subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest
Populus L.
Red earths
T82
119.08
30.91
86.7
South-eastern China
Langxi City
Subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest
Phyllostachys heterocycla
Red earths
T83
119.11
31.21
26.5
South-eastern China
Langxi City
Subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest
Pinus massoniana Lamb.
Yellow earths
T84
119.15
31.09
53.6
South-eastern China
Langxi City
Subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest
Pinus massoniana Lamb.
Red earths
T85
118.96
32.05
44.3
South-eastern China
Nanjing City
Subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest
Cyclobalanopsis glauca(Thunb.) Oerst.
Yellow brown soil
T86
119.2
32.12
75
South-eastern China
Jurong City
Subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest
Quercus variabilis Bl.; Castanea seguinii Dode
Yellow brown soil
T87
101.5
21.53
1060
South-eastern China
Xishuangbanna
Tropical monsoon forest
Ficus altissima Bl.
Lateritic red earths
T88
101.62
21.4
690
South-eastern China
Xishuangbanna
Tropical monsoon forest
Symphorema Roxb
Latosols
T89
100.69
22.14
730
South-eastern China
Xishuangbanna
Tropical monsoon forest
Sapindaceae
Latosols
T90
100.68
22.1
920
South-eastern China
Xishuangbanna
Tropical monsoon forest
Hevea brasiliensis
Lateritic red earths
Lateritic red earths
T91
102.14
23.53
550
South-eastern China
Yuxi City
Subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest
Albizia julibrissin Durazz.; Tamarindus indica
Linn.
T92
106.05
26.19
1408
South-eastern China
Anshun City
Subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest
Pinus massoniana Lamb.
Yellow earths
T93
105.99
26.27
1395
South-eastern China
Anshun City
Subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest
Carpinus turczaninowii Hance
Limestone soils
T94
102.82
25.12
2150
South-eastern China
Kunming City
Subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest
Pinus armandii Franch.
Red earths
T95
102.14
24.67
1632
South-eastern China
Yuxi City
Subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest
Cyclobalanopsis glaucoides Schotky
Red earths
T96
103.37
24.86
1846
South-eastern China
Kunming City
Subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest
Cotoneaster microphyllus Lindl
Limestone soils
T97
98.48
25.05
1701
South-eastern China
Tengchong County
Subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest
Cunninghamialanceolata
Volcanic soils
T98
98.5
25.22
1931
South-eastern China
Tengchong County
Subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest
Cunninghamialanceolata
Volcanic soils
T99
105.77
29.76
466
South-eastern China
Chongqing City
Subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest
Eucalyptus robusta Smith
Purplish soils
T100
104.71
28.99
380
South-eastern China
Yibin City
Subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest
Cinnamomum camphora (L.) Presl.
Purplish soils
T101
100.24
27.14
3247
South-eastern China
Lijiang City
Subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest
Piceaasperata;
Dark-brown earths
T102
100.23
27.13
2956
South-eastern China
Lijiang City
Subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest
Quercus
pannosa
yunnanensis
T103
110.31
19.65
158
South-eastern China
Danzhou City
Tropical monsoon forest
Hevea brasiliensis
Lateritic red earths
T104
108.7
19.1
164
South-eastern China
Danzhou City
Tropical monsoon forest
Hevea brasiliensis
Latosols
T105
108.88
18.75
193
South-eastern China
Danzhou City
Tropical monsoon forest
Hevea brasiliensis
Latosols
T106
108.84
18.74
56
South-eastern China
Danzhou City
Tropical monsoon forest
Eucalyptus robusta Smith
Lateritic red earths
T107
108.83
18.7
31
South-eastern China
Anding City
Tropical monsoon forest
bamboo
Red earths
T108
108.79
18.71
793
South-eastern China
Dongfang City
Tropical monsoon forest
Eucalyptus robusta Smith
Lateritic red earths
T109
108.83
18.7
977
South-eastern China
Jiangfengling Mountain
Tropical monsoon forest
Manglietia hainanensis Dandy
Lateritic red earths
T110
108.84
18.7
283
South-eastern China
Jiangfengling Mountain
Tropical monsoon forest
Ficus vasculosa Wall. ex Miq
Lateritic red earths
T111
109.73
19.04
127
South-eastern China
Jiangfengling Mountain
Tropical monsoon forest
Dalbergia hainanensis Merr. et Chun
Red earths
T112
109.49
18.79
330
South-eastern China
Jiangfengling Mountain
Tropical monsoon forest
Pterocarpus indicus Willd．
Red earths
T113
109.49
19.52
450
South-eastern China
Jiangfengling Mountain
Tropical monsoon forest
Evodia lepta (Spreng.) Merr.
Lateritic red earths
T114
109.45
19.45
280
South-eastern China
Jiangfengling Mountain
Tropical monsoon forest
Delonix regia
Lateritic red earths
T115
109.46
19.44
412
South-eastern China
Qiongzhong County
Tropical monsoon forest
Hevea brasiliensis
Red earths
T116
109.33
19.7
52
South-eastern China
Wuzhishan City
Tropical monsoon forest
Delonix regia; bamboo
Red earths
1
Hand.-Mazz;
Pinus
Brown earths