Table 2 Sampling designs for 31 provinces in China’s NFI
From: The national forest inventory in China: history - results - international context
Provinces | Sub-pop. | Area: km2 | number of Plots | Grid (Km) | Plot shape | Plot size (ha) | Year of last inventory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beijing | / | 16,410 | 4074 | 2∗2 | Square | 0.0667 | 2011 |
Tianjin | / | 11,305 | 2818 | 2∗2 | Square | 0.0667 | 2012 |
Hebei | / | 187,693 | 11,709 | 4∗4 | Square | 0.06 | 2011 |
Shanxi | / | 156,623 | 9915 | 4∗4 | Square | 0.0667 | 2010 |
Inner Mongolia | / | 1,183,000 | 17,951 | 8∗8 | Rectangular | 0.06 | 2013 |
Liaoning | / | 145,739 | 4613 | 4∗8 | Square | 0.08 | 2010 |
Jilina | / | 189,193 | 8865 | 4∗16/3 | Square | 0.06 | 2009 |
Heilongjiang | I | 100,540 | 1571 | 8∗8 | Square | 0.06 | 2010 |
II | 64,786 | 1013 | 8∗8 | Rectangular | 0.06 | 2010 | |
III | 289,282 | 9083 | 4∗8 | Square | 0.06 | 2010 | |
Shanghai | / | 6341 | 3365 | 2∗1 | Square | 0.0667 | 2009 |
Jiangsu | / | 102,600 | 8536 | 4∗3 | Square | 0.0667 | 2010 |
Zhejiang | / | 101,800 | 4249 | 4∗6 | Square | 0.08 | 2009 |
Anhui | / | 138,165 | 11,678 | 4∗3 | Square | 0.0667 | 2009 |
Fujian | / | 121,501 | 5051 | 4∗6 | Square | 0.0667 | 2013 |
Jiangxi | / | 166,946 | 2608 | 8∗8 | Square | 0.0667 | 2011 |
Shandong | / | 152,221 | 9646 | 4∗4 | Square | 0.0667 | 2012 |
Henan | / | 167,000 | 10,358 | 4∗4 | Square | 0.08 | 2013 |
Hubei | / | 185,900 | 5820 | 4∗8 | Square | 0.0667 | 2009 |
Hunan | / | 211,835 | 6615 | 4∗8 | Square | 0.0667 | 2009 |
Guangdong | / | 176,769 | 3685 | 6∗8 | Square | 0.0667 | 2012 |
Guangxi | / | 237,600 | 4948 | 6∗8 | Square | 0.0667 | 2010 |
Hainan | / | 33,907 | 2829 | 4∗3 | Square | 0.0667 | 2013 |
Chongqing | / | 82,335 | 5133 | 4∗4 | Square | 0.0667 | 2012 |
Sichuan | / | 483,744 | 10,007 | 6∗8 | Square | 0.0667 | 2012 |
Guizhou | / | 176,167 | 5500 | 4∗8 | Square | 0.0667 | 2010 |
Yunnan | / | 382,644 | 7891 | 6∗8 | Square | 0.0667 | 2012 |
Tibet | / | 1,228,436 | a5855 | 6∗8 | Circular | 0.0667 | 2011 |
Shaanxi | / | 205,977 | 6440 | 4∗8 | Square | 0.08 | 2009 |
Gansu | I | 449,734 | 2817 | 2∗3 | Square | 0.08 | 2011 |
II | 4038 | 3∗3 | Square | 0.08 | 2011 | ||
III | 10,846 | 4∗8 | Square | 0.08 | 2011 | ||
Qinghai | I | 721,514 | 76,616 | 2∗2 | Square | 0.08 | 2013 |
II | 51,620 | 4∗2 | Square | 0.08 | 2013 | ||
Ningxia | / | 51,955 | 12,936 | 2∗2 | Square | 0.06 | 2010 |
Xinjiang | I | 164,700 | 16,474 | 3∗4 | Square | 0.08 | 2011 |
II | 59,917 | 6∗4 | Square | 0.08 | 2011 |