Xiaoliang Tropical Artificial Forest Ecosystem Station

Introduction

Xiaoliang Tropical Artificial Forest Ecosystem Station (¤p¨}¼ö±a¤H¤u´ËªL¥ÍºA¨t²Î©w¦ì¯¸) is a rural station managed by South China Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences. This station is situated in Dingbai (¹q¥Õ) of Guangdong Province, 11054'18"E, 2127'49"N, of the north tropical zone (¼ö¥_½t). Climax vegetation is tropical monsoon rainforest. Due to the heavy pressure of human activities on the environment, the original forest has been seriously damaged. Soil erosion has been occurring over a period of hundred years and resulted in degraded environmental quality, delayed production and poor living standard.