Table 1 Site characteristics for east China on a broad scale, including north-eastern China, middle-eastern China, and south-eastern China
From: Variations of forest soil organic carbon and its influencing factors in east China
Geographic region | Climatic zone | Vegetation zone | Main soil type (Genetic Soil Classification of China) | MAT (°C) | MAP (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North-eastern China | Cold-temperate zone | Cold-temperate coniferous forests | Brown coniferous forest soils | −6 to 7 | 500 to 800 |
Temperate zone | Temperate needle broad-leaved mixed forests | Dark-brown earths | |||
Middle-eastern China | Warm temperate zone | Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forests | Brown earths; cinnamon soils | 8 to 14 | 400 to 800 |
South-eastern China | Subtropical zone | Subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests | Yellow-brown soil; red earths; yellow earths; lateritic red earths | 16 to 28 | 800 to 2600 |
Tropical zone | Tropical monsoon forests | Latosols |