Table 1 Characteristics of the Larix principis-rupprechtii plots (Zou et al. 2018a)

Longitude and latitude

42°24′43″ N, 117°19′4″ E

42°24′2″ N, 117°18′40″ E

42°18′2″ N, 117°18′9″ E

42°25′22″ N, 117°19′32″ E

42°17′42″ N, 117°16′53″ E

Mean tree height (m)

19.43

20.4

12.58

13.31

8.73

Average DBH^a (cm)

26.58

27.22

12.71

14.14

9.23

Stand density (stems∙ha^− 1)

464

384

2320

1760

3904

Tree age (~yrs)

54

55

21

22

13

Needle-to-shoot area ratio

1.30

1.17

1.14

1.17

1.28

Woody-to-total area ratio

0.16

0.16

0.20

0.24

0.23

Litter collection LAI

4.65

3.58

4.96

3.04

6.69

Slope