Table.1 Comparing and assessing upper levels of China’s and Bailey’s ECL
From: A hierarchical analysis of ecosystem classification with implementing in two continental ecoregions
Bailey’s ECL | Domain | Division | Province | China eco-geographic regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
US and China | 200 humid temperate domain | 230 subtropical division | M230 subtropical regime mountains | VI.South subtropical zone |
250 prairie division | M250 prairie regime mountains | I.Cold temperate zone | ||
300 dry domain | 310 tropical /subtropical steppe regime division | M310 tropical /subtropical steppe regime mountains | V.Middle subtropical zone | |
320 tropical /subtropical desert division | M320 tropical /subtropical desert regime mountain | IV.North subtropical zone | ||
330 temperate stepper division | M330 temperate steppe regime mountain | II.Medium temperate zone | ||
340 temperate desert division | M340 temperate desert regime mountains | III.Warm temperate zone | ||
400 humid tropical domain | 410 savana domain | M410 savana regime mountains | VII.Marginal tropical zone | |
420 rainforest division | M420 rainforest regime mountains | VIII.Middle tropical zone IX.Equator tropical zone | ||
500 plateau domain | 510 plateau sub-polar division | Provinces of HIA humid HIB semi-humid HIC semi-arid HID Arid | HI.Plateau sub-polar zone | |
520 plateau temperate division | provinces of HIIA humid HIIB semi-humid HIIC semi-arid HIID arid | HII. plateau temperate zone |