Table 1.
Details of the locality information of the sampled populations.
| Code | Population code | Altitude-categories | Location (All in China) | Latitude (N°) | Longitude (E°) | Altitude (m) | Annual precipitation (mm) | Annual mean temperature(°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DL | High | Dulan, Qaidam | 36°25'25.77'' | 98°7'25.35'' | 3,130 | 263 | 3.40 |
| 2 | TGX | Tiegaixiang, Qaidam | 36°10'02.09'' | 100°34'13.85'' | 2,911 | 321 | 3.08 | |
| 3 | SFC | Middle | Shapotoushuifenchang, Tengger | 37°32'33.58'' | 105°02'10.14'' | 1,297 | 191 | 9.45 |
| 4 | WTG | Wutonggou, Gurbantunggut | 39°30'12.96'' | 101°28'54.84'' | 1,489 | 103 | 7.33 | |
| 5 | ALS | Alxa League, Tengger | 38°45'36.12'' | 105°22'14.64'' | 1,301 | 168 | 8.79 | |
| 6 | WS | Wushenqi, Mu Us | 38°33'23.36'' | 108°51'6.05'' | 1,286 | 352 | 7.98 | |
| 7 | DLN | Duolunnan, Hunshadake | 42°9'20.63'' | 116°27'55.14'' | 1,269 | 383 | 2.10 | |
| 8 | XSW | Xiangshawan, Kubuqi | 40°14'29.16'' | 109°57'45.12'' | 1,181 | 343 | 6.31 | |
| 9 | MSS | Mingshashan, Dunhuang | 40°5'41.73'' | 94°39'11.73'' | 1,155 | 37 | 9.74 | |
| 10 | KSKT | Kesheketeng, Hunshadake | 43°10'28.8'' | 117°34'48'' | 1,051 | 383 | 3.13 | |
| 11 | DK | Dengkou, Ulanbuh | 40°22'42.30'' | 106°59'37.51'' | 1,050 | 137 | 8.31 | |
| 12 | FHDSJ | Low | Fuhedashajiao, Gurbantunggut | 44°21'49.69'' | 87°53'9.82'' | 461 | 172 | 8.36 |
| 13 | NM | Naiman, Horqin | 42°52'29.68'' | 120°38'46.77'' | 370 | 386 | 6.83 | |
| 14 | AEX | Aerxiang, Horqin | 42°52'4.80'' | 122°25'40.14'' | 251 | 485 | 6.38 | |
| WW | Middle | Wuwei, Tengger | 37°54'10.98'' | 102°54'4.2'' | 1,530 | 177 | 8.23 |