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Site Location: Fu-shan Experimental Forest, Fu-shan Research Branch, Taiwan Forestry Research Institute (TFRI), I-lan, Taiwan Latitude, longitude, elevation, size: 24º46’N, 121º43’E, 400-1400 m, 1100 ha Principal biome/ main communities: Subtropical mixed evergreen hardwood forest/Fagaceae and Lauranceae forest History of site: The Fu-shan forest research branch of TFRI was established in 1990, and the Fu-shan TERN site, within Ha-pen Nature Preserve (established 1986), was designated in 1992 |
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Watershed 1 weir
Collection of aquatic insects |
Research Topics: Long-term monitoring of environmental variables; Soil erosion and channel sedimentation; leave area indices; patterns and frequencies of typhoon disturbance; dynamics of animal communities (mammal, bird, amphibian, reptile, fish and insect); ecosystems response to typhoon disturbance and acidic deposition at various trophic levels; ecological modeling and data management Infrastructure: Two gauged weirs in two small forest watersheds (57 and 97 ha, respectively); two observation towers, 110V power supply, laboratories and library; accommodation for 50 persons Type of data: Maps of geology, topography and soils; air temperature and humidity, precipitation, solar radiation, wind speed and direction, soil moisture regime; chemical composition of precipitation, throughfall, stemflow, soil solution and streamwater, plant tissue, litterfall, soils; leaf area indices; vegetation composition, above-ground biomass, tree growth/mortality, litter layer and decomposition; phenology; species composition of flora and fauna Partnerships: National Central University, National Dong-hua University, National Science Council, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Forestry Research Institute |
