Table 1 The predominant species, soil type, and distribution of different forest types in China’s northern and southern forests
Forest types | Acronyms of forest types | Predominant species | Soil type | Distribution area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cool deciduous coniferous forests | CDCF | Larix gmelinii, Populus davidiana, and Betula | Dark brown forest soil | Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang |
Temperate coniferous broad-leaved mixed forests | TCBF | Pinus koraiensis, Abies fabri, Tilia amurensis, and Populus davidiana | Dark brown forest soil | Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning |
Warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forests | WTDBF | Fagus, Quercus dentate, and Quercus acutissima | Cinnamon soil | Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Shandong, Shanxi, Shanxi, and Henan |
Subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests | SEBF | Fagaceae, Pinus massoniana,and Phoebe zhennan | Lateritic red soil, yellow soil and brown soil | Shanxi, Henan, Anhui, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Chongqing, Guizhou, Guangxi, and Guangdong |
Tropical rain forests and monsoon forests | TRF | Annonaceae, Combretaceae, Sterculiaceae, and Moraceae | Latosol | Hainan |