Ailao Mountain Research Station of Sub-tropical Forest Ecosystem - China

Basic Information
Site Name
Ailao Mountain Research Station of Sub-tropical Forest Ecosystem
Short name
Ailaoshan Station
Country
China
Site Manager
yiping zhang
Site Owner
zhiyun LU
Site Description
Located in Jingdong County, Yunnan Province, China. The annual mean air temperature was 11.3 °C, with a minimum monthly mean temperature of 5.7 °C in January and a maximum monthly mean temperature of 15.6 °C in July. Average annual rainfall was 1778 mm, with 86.0% of this falling in the rainy season (May–October). The dominant tree species in the forest are Lithocarpus xylocarpus, Lithocarpus hancei, and Castanopsis wattii.
Last modified
Monday, February 10, 2020 - 14:04
General Characteristics, Purpose, History
Site Status
existing
Year Established
1981
Purpose
Study on structure, function and dynamics of forestry ecosystem in subtropical mountains in Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, and biodiversity.
History
NOT ready.
Research Topics
biology
dendrochronology
phenology
physiology
conservation
ecology
biodiversity
species diversity
animal ecology
community ecology
ecosystem ecology
fungal ecology
microbial ecology
plant ecology
terrestrial ecology
chemistry
hydrology
meteorology
Parameters
atmospheric parameter
biological parameter
ecosystem parameter
landscape parameter
soil parameter
water parameter
Photos
not defined
Geographic
Size
6.00ha
Elevation (average)
2500.00msl
Elevation (min)
2300.00msl
Elevation (max)
2650.00msl
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
CERN (LTER China)✔ (LTER-EAP-CN-24)This site is a verified "CERN (LTER China)" member.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
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GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Evergreen Forest
Ecosystem and Land Use
Forest
Evergreen Forest
Air Temperature: Average Annual
11.00°C
Precipitation Annual
1931.00mm
Site Type (Spatial Design)
Simple Site
Design of Experimentation
mainly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Permanent Power Supply
No
Permanent Operation
Yes
General Data Policy
The data provider must be offered co-authorship for publications using this dataset at least within the metadata description
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
Data Policy URL
http://www.cern.ac.cn
Data Storage Location
Central
Data Services
Data portal
Web Catalog Service (CSW)
LTER Site Classification
Regular