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HDM-Plot: a plot dataset of plant communities across three-dimensional zonal vegetation in the Hengduan Mountains and adjacent regions, southwestern China
Yili Jin
College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
Liuyiyi Yang
College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
Xiaofei Hu
College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
Chen Yang
College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
Haojun Xia
College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
Ying Hou
College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
Kai Wu
College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
Shaolin Shi
College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
Xingxing Mao
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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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.
Vegetation plot databases have been widely developed, yet the Hengduan Mountains (HDM), one of...
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