Introduction

Zhejiang Tiantong Forest Ecosystem National Observation Research Station is located in Tiantong National Forest Park (29o48’N, 121o47’E, 200 m a.s.l.), Ningbo city, Zhejiang province. The landscape and dominant vegetation type i.e., typical evergreen broad-leaved forest (EBLF) in this area are mainly characterized by the subtropical monsoon climate. Zhejiang Tiantong Forest Ecosystem National Observation Research Station was developed from Tiantong Ecological Research Station of Department of Environmental Science of ECNU, which was founded in 1992. In 2005, it became one of the key sites in the China National Ecosystem Observation and Research Network (CNERN). Currently, it is the only state-level forest station in East China.