Deciduous broad leaved forest

Heng Mts., Shanxi is located in the ecotone of temperate grassland zone and warm-temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest zone according to China Vegetation Regionalization.

在中国植被分区上，山西恒山是温带草原地带与暖温带落叶阔叶林地带的交错区。

In order to reduce transpiration which consumes water, leaves of plants here fall in winter, forming evergreen deciduous broad-leaved mingled forest that is peculiar to karst forest community.

植物为了减少树叶蒸腾作用消耗的水分而在冬季落叶，就形成了常绿落叶阔叶混交林独特的喀斯特森林群落。

The phenology of 312 seed plants of the warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest and conifer forest in Confucius Cemetery, Qufu have been observed half-monthly for 13 months.

对孔林暖温带落叶阔叶林和针叶林中312种种子植物的开花、结果的物候情况进行了研究，每半月调查1次，持续观察13个月。