Table 1 Environmental information of the four study sites
Land-use type | Altitude (m) | Slope (°) | Age (years) | Aspect | Dominant species and understory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tea plantation | 1200 | 5 | 40–50 | NE | Camellia sinensis L. |
Bamboo forest | 1200 | 8 | 40–50 | N | Phyllostachys pubescens |
Japanese cedar forest | 1260 | 6 | 42 | SE | Cryptomeria japonica Lasianthus fordii Hance, Elatostema lineolatum Forst. var. majus Thwait., Diplazium virescens Kunze, Amischotolype hispida (Less. & Rich.) Hong, Schefflera octophylla (Lour.) Harms, Monachosorum henryi Christ, Lasianthus wallichii Wight, Zingiber kawagoii Hayata |
Taiwania forest | 1240 | 10 | 42 | SE | Taiwania cryptomerioides Polygonum chinense Linn., Angiopteris lygodiifolia Rosenst., Diplazium dilatatum Blume, Ardisia cornudentata Mez ssp. morrisonensis (Hayata) Yuen P. Yang var. stenosepala (Hayata) Yuen P. Yang, Monachosorum henryi Christ, Elatostema lineolatum Forst. var. majus Thwait., Selaginella doederleinii Hieron |