Table 1 Topographic parameters of the five habitat categories in the 30-ha Fenglin permanent plot
From: Species–habitat associations in an old-growth temperate forest in northeastern China
Habitat types | Number of quadrats | Total area (ha) | Relative elevation (m) | Slope (°) | Aspect (°) | Curvature (m) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Min. | Max. | Mean | Min. | Max. | Mean | Min. | Max. | Mean | Min. | Max. | Mean | |||
Ridge | 125 | 5 | 416.5 | 489.6 | 452.9 | 2.4 | 25.9 | 12.9 | 2.7 | 359.8 | 158.9 | 0.9 | 5.5 | 2.3 |
Sunny | 145 | 5.8 | 405.8 | 480.7 | 437.6 | 9.2 | 22.9 | 14.0 | 91.8 | 258.8 | 161.9 | − 5.5 | 0.7 | − 0.9 |
Shady | 247 | 9.88 | 407.6 | 480.7 | 442.0 | 9.2 | 25.3 | 14.9 | 0.5 | 357.6 | 130.1 | − 2.4 | 0.8 | − 0.3 |
Valley shady side | 61 | 2.44 | 408.6 | 463.9 | 428.1 | 1.6 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 359.5 | 85.3 | − 2.2 | 0.7 | − 0.6 |
Valley sunny side | 172 | 6.88 | 401.4 | 453.3 | 427.7 | 1.4 | 9.2 | 6.5 | 86.9 | 276.4 | 141.5 | − 2.3 | 0.8 | − 0.2 |