[CBF]
Boreal Forest _ Chinese Boreal Forest Ecosystem Research Station
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    • The contents of this page are based on Principal Investigator's report dated Dec. 17. 2007
    Site NameBoreal Forest _ Chinese Boreal Forest Ecosystem Research Station
    AsiaFlux Site CodeCBF
    LocationHuzhong National Nature Reserve in Heilongjiang Province, China
    Position51º 46' 52" N, 123º 01' 04" E (GPS)
    Elevation 773 m a.s.l. (GPS)
    Slope 0º
    Terrain Type Low Mountain Area
    Area N/A
    Fetch 1000 m
    Climate Continental monsoon climate
    Mean annual air temperature -4.4 deg C
    Mean annual precipitation 481.6 mm
    Vegetation Type Boreal forest
    Dominant Species (Overstory) Larix gmelinii, Betula platyphylla Suk. , Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica.
    Dominant Species (Understory) (shrub) Ledum palustre, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Rhododendron dauricum, Alnus mandshurica, (grass) Deyeuxia angustifolia, Carex appendiculata
    Canopy height 15 m
    Age N/A
    LAI 0.9
    Soil type Brown coniferous forest soil

    Observation Period

    Measurement PeriodJuly 2006 to present
    Measurement FrequencyContinuous

    Data Availability

    N/A

    Contact Address

    Guangsheng ZHOU (gszhouibcas.ac.cn)
    Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Address: 20 Nanxincun, Xiangshan, Haidian District, Beijing 100093, China
    Tel: +86-10-62836268 Fax: +86-10-8259596