Table 2.
Characteristics of the plots and the sampling trees Betula ermanii (mean ± standard deviation; n = 5 trees), Picea jezoensis (mean ± standard deviation; n = 5 trees) located in the Changbai Mountain.
| Species | Elevation | Growth Season Average Temperature (°C) | Average | Slope Exposure |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (m) | DBH (cm) | Hight (m) | |||
| Betula ermanii | 2200 | 9.88 | 1.1 ± 0.1 a | 1.0 ± 0.1 | West |
| 2100 | 10.68 | 1.1 ± 0.1 a | 1.5 ± 0.1 | West | |
| 2000 | 11.50 | 4.8 ± 0.4 | 4.1 ± 0.1 | West | |
| 1900 | 12.04 | 9.4 ± 1.0 | 9.3 ± 0.4 | West | |
| 1800 | 12.58 | 9.2 ± 0.7 | 9.2 ± 0.5 | West | |
| 1700 | 13.12 | 10.9 ± 0.7 | 11.2 ± 0.9 | West | |
| Picea jezoensis | 1800 | 12.58 | 24.5 ± 1.2 | 10.8 ± 0.5 | West |
| 1700 | 13.12 | 24.7 ± 1.3 | 10.9 ± 0.5 | West | |
| 1600 | 13.57 | 24.6 ± 1.2 | 11.0 ± 0.5 | West | |
| 1500 | 13.94 | 24.5 ± 1.4 | 10.5 ± 0.7 | West | |
| 1400 | 14.31 | 24.2 ± 0.9 | 10.7 ± 0.6 | West | |
| 1300 | 14.68 | 23.8 ± 0.9 | 11.1 ± 0.9 | West | |
a: Basal diameter (about 1 cm above the ground surface).