Table 1 Categorization of the vegetation types into 11 groups based on the field data
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Remark | No. of plots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Xerarch succession | Herb | Exotic | X1 | 14 |
Indigenous | X2 | 6 | ||
Shrub | Indigenous | X3 | 4 | |
Hydrarch succession | Herb | Indigenous | H1 | 3 |
Shrub | Indigenous | H2 | 3 | |
Subtree/Tree | Indigenous | H3 | 3 | |
Plantation | Shrub | Exotic/indigenous | P1 | 3 |
Subtree/Tree | Exotic/indigenous | P2 | 4 | |
Natural area | Tree | Indigenous (Quercusmongolica) | N1 | 9 |
Indigenous (Q. serrata) | N2 | 3 | ||
Indigenous (Q. acutissima) | N3 | 3 |