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Coldness index does not indicate the upper limit of evergreen broad-leaved forest on a subtropical island

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Author	Chiu, Ching An Chiou, Chyi Rong Lin, Jian Rong Lin, Po Hsiung Lin, Cheng Tao
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	Many ecologists in East Asia consider that Kira’s coldness index (CI) of −10 °C month agrees well with the northward and upward limits of evergreen broad-leaved forest (EBLF). It is of interest to establish whether CI is an effective indicator of the upper limit of EBLF in a tropical-to-temperate transitional island. A case study in Taiwan was conducted through a comparison of CI layers with field vegetation information. The results from spatial analysis revealed that the location of CI = −10 isotherm was approximately 3,381 m a.s.l., within the Abies zone. The analysis of plots showed that vegetation near CI = −10 isotherm was evergreen coniferous pure forest with 99.9 % relative dominance. The CI = 0 isotherm lay at approximately 2,594 m a.s.l., close to the boundary between the Tsuga–Picea and upper Quercus zones, with the CI = 0 isotherm in the transformation zone between evergreen coniferous and broad-leaved trees. However, the vegetation near CI = 0 isotherm tended more toward coniferous forest showing a total relative dominance of 78.26 %. The two-way cluster dendrogram of vegetation plots revealed identical results. The preceding evidence, combined with the spatial pattern of 3,564 plots along CI and elevation gradients, made it clear that CI did not indicate the upper limit of EBLF in Taiwan. Other information on the CI criterion are discussed. To explore the differentiation of altitudinal vegetation, further research should be made to connect ecoclimatic factors such as effective warmth index with information from vegetation plots.
Starting Page	115
Ending Page	124
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ISSN	13416979
Journal	Journal of Forest Research
Volume Number	19
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	16107403
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Japan
Publisher Date	2013-03-18
Publisher Place	Tokyo
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Subject Keyword	Altitudinal vegetation zone Coldness index (CI) East Asia Evergreen broad-leaved forest (EBLF) Tropical-to-temperate transitional region Forestry Forestry Management Tree Biology Plant Sciences Plant Ecology
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Resource Type	Article
Subject	Forestry

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