HDM-Plot: a plot dataset of plant communities across three-dimensional zonal vegetation in the Hengduan Mountains and adjacent regions, southwestern China

Jin, Yili; Yang, Liuyiyi; Hu, Xiaofei; Yang, Chen; Xia, Haojun; Hou, Ying; Wu, Kai; Shi, Shaolin; Mao, Xingxing; Ni, Jian

doi:10.5194/essd-18-4489-2026

Articles | Volume 18, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-4489-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-4489-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 7

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02 Jul 2026

Data description article |

| 02 Jul 2026

HDM-Plot: a plot dataset of plant communities across three-dimensional zonal vegetation in the Hengduan Mountains and adjacent regions, southwestern China

Yili Jin, Liuyiyi Yang, Xiaofei Hu, Chen Yang, Haojun Xia, Ying Hou, Kai Wu, Shaolin Shi, Xingxing Mao, and Jian Ni

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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-4489-2026-supplement

Data sets

A plot-based plant community dataset in the Hengduan Mountains (2022-2024) Y. L. Jin et al. https://doi.org/10.11888/Terre.tpdc.303394

A plot-based plant community dataset in the Hengduan Mountains and adjacent regions (2022-2024) Y. L. Jin et al. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.32706207

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Vegetation plot databases have been widely developed, yet the Hengduan Mountains (HDM), one of the world’s richest biodiversity hotspots, remain insufficiently represented. The HDM-Plot dataset was compiled from field surveys conducted between 2022 and 2024 and includes 314 plots with 14 113 individual records from lowland dry-hot valleys to alpine ecosystems. It provides updated and standardized plot data for vegetation classification, mapping, and biodiversity research in mountain regions.