Table 2.

The vertical distributions of vegetation and soil on Mount Tianshan.

Northern slope			Southern Slope
Altitude (m)	Vegetation	Soil	Altitude (m)	Vegetation	Soil
800–1100	Upland desert	Brown calcic soil	1300–1800	Upland desert	Sierozem
1100–2500	Upland steppe	Chestnut soil	1800–2600	Arid upland steppe	Chestnut soil
1800–2700	Frigid coniferous forest	Mountain gray cinnamon forest soil	2600–2800	Subalpine steppe	Chestnut soil
2500–3300	Subalpine meadow	Subalpine meadow soil	2800–3800	Alpine meadow and cushion plants	Alpine meadow soil
3300–3700	Alpine meadow	Alpine meadow soil	3800–4000	Alpine desert zone	Chilly desert soil
3700–3900	Alpine sparse vegetation and a desert zone	Chilly desert soil	Above 4000	Alpine ice-and-snow zone	Chilly desert soil
Above 3900	Alpine ice-and-snow zone	Chilly desert soil