Current TERN Coordinator: Yue-Joe Hsia
Current Fu-shan Coordinator: Kuo-chuan Lin
Objectives:
To understand the current structures, functions/processes and dynamic stability of the Fu-shan forest ecosystem , a representative of northern moist hardwood forest of Taiwan Research is divided into three stages. First stage emphasizes the structure of the ecosystem, while the second stage explores the major components of the ecosystem and interaction between them. Then, during the third stage, we hope to develop an ecological modeling based on the information gathered from the first two stages.
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Northeastern Taiwan, approximately 35km from Taipei city (24 degree 46'N and 121 degree 43'E )
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Subtropical climate, warm with abundant rain. Humid and wet summer. Frequent fog during winter months. Mean annual temperature ranges from 4C to 28C, with an average of 20C. Average annual precipitation is 2900 mm, 70% of which occurs in the summer months. Average annual relative humidity is 88%, varying from 75% in winter to saturation in summer. Prevailing wind direction is SE in summer and NE in winter. |
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The bedrock is mainly weakly metamorphosed sedimentary rocks of Oligocene to Miocene and consists of argillites interbedded with fine sandstones. The soil had developed from either residual or colluvial material of the same origin. Two great groups of soils are tentatively identified: Hapludults on more stable terrain and Dystrochrepts on more erosive surface areas. |
Pristine subtropical moist forest, composed predominantly of Lauraceae and Fagaceae. Lush epiphytes and abundant understory vegetation.
Major tree species:
chinkapin (Castanopsis carlesii var. sessilis)
red machilus (Persea thumbergii)
yellow basket willow (Engelhardtia roxburghiana)
Chinese meliosma (Meliosma squamulata)
litsea (Litsea acuminata)
narrow leafed oak (Cyclobalanopsis longinux)
gold colored neolitsea (Neolitsea sericea)
Pyrenaria shinkoensis
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Contact: Pei-Fen Lee
Taipei, TAIWAN
