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Sites	Location	Vegetation Type	Dominant Species	Data Sources
1	Jiongdong, Chayu, Tibet	Evergreen broad-leaved forest	Cyclobalanopsis oxyodon, Machilus sp.	W.-H. Li's field  data in 1973†
2	Jigong, Chayu, Tibet	Montane pine forest	Pinus yunnanensis, Pteridium aquilinum	W.-H. Li's field  data in 1973†
3	Zhuwagen, Chayu, Tibet	Alpine spruce-fir forest	Picea likiangensis var. balfouriana Abies salauensis	W.-H. Li's field  data in 1973†
4	Bomi, Tibet	Alpine spruce-fir forest	Picea likiangensis var. linzhiensis	Xu (1995)
5,6	Gongga Mount. Sichuan	Alpine spruce-fir forest	Abies fabri, Betula utilis	Luo et al. (1998)
7	Dongxia, Datong, Qinghai	Alpine spruce-fir forest	Picea crassifolia	Fang et al. (1991)
8	Dongxia, Datong, Qinghai	Deciduous broad-leaved forest	Populus davidiana	Zhu et al. (1988)
9	Zhuwagen, Chayu, Tibet	Alpine shrub	Rhododendron przewalskii	W.-H. Li's field data in 1973†
10	Baoku, Datong, Qinghai	Alpine shrub	Salix sp.	Zhu et al. (1993)
11	Baoku, Datong, Qinghai	Alpine shrub	Rhododendron sp.	Zhu et al. (1993)
12	Baoku, Datong, Qinghai	Alpine shrub	Berberis sp.	Zhu et al. (1993)
13	Baoku, Datong, Qinghai	Alpine shrub	Potentilla sp.	Zhu et al. (1993)
14	Haibei station, Qinghai	Alpine meadow	Kobresia humilis	Yang et al. (1988)
15	Haibei station, Qinghai	Alpine meadow	Kobresia pygmaea	Q.-J. Wang's field  data in 1996†
16	Haibei station, Qinghai	Alpine swamp meadow	Kobresia tibetica	Q.-J. Wang's field data in 1996†
17	Lasa station, Tibet	Cropland	Winter wheat	Yu et al. (1998)
18,19	Chaidamu Basin, Qinghai	Cropland	Spring wheat	Bao et al. (1982)

^† Cited in Li and Zhou (1998).

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Xu, F.-X. 1995. Structure, growth and biomass of a high stem-volume spruce forest in Bomi of Tibet. Pages 44-58 in F.-X Xu, editor. Ecological Researches of Tibetan Forest Ecosystems. Liaoning University Press, Shenyang, China [in Chinese].

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