Appendix 1 Eco-region descriptions and fragmentation. Codes are those used in Figure 3.
Ecoregion
Code
Mean
Meff
(FG3
km2)
20% Least
Fragmented
Counties (km2)
20% Most
Fragmented
Counties (km2)
Climatic Zone
Ecoregion Description
IIIB1
147
220
89
Warmtemperate zone,
sub-humid
region
Deciduous broadleaf forest and
cultivated vegetation region,
hilly area of central Shandong
IIIA1
154
381
45
Warmtemperate zone,
humid region
Deciduous broadleaf and
cultivated vegetation region,
hilly land of East Liaoning and
Jiaodong
IIIB2
180
427
54
Warmtemperate zone,
sub-humid
region
Cultivated vegetation region of
China’s Huabei Plain
IVA1
585
1603
96
North-subtropical Zone,
humid region
Evergreen, deciduous broadleaf
& cultivated vegetation region
in central & lower reaches of
Yangtze Plain, Dabieshan
Mountains
IIIB3
596
1619
98
Warmtemperate zone,
sub-humid
region
Deciduous broadleaf forest
region, China’s Huabei
mountainous area
VIA2
981
2776
131
South subtropical Zone,
humid region
Evergreen broadleaf &
cultivated vegetation region in
hilly plains of Fujian,
Guangdong & Guanxi
VA1
1023
2659
136
Middile subtropical Zone,
humid region
Evergreen broadleaf and
cultivated vegetation region in
JIangnan hilly and basin areas
VA2
1128
2400
210
Middle subtropical Zone,
humid region
Evergreen broadleaf region in
Zhejiang, Fujian and Nanling
Mountain
IIA1
1280
2744
533
Medium
temperate zone,
humid region
Sanjiang Plain wetland region
IIIB4
1530
5001
146
Warmtemperate zone,
sub-humid
region
Deciduous broadleaf forest
region and cultivated vegetation
region in Fenhe river and Weihe
basins
VIIA2
1585
5725
105
Margin tropical
Zone, humid
region
Semi-evergreen seasonal
rainforest in the mountainous
and hilly Leizhou and Hainan
VA3
2049
5300
419
Middle subtropical Zone,
humid region
Evergreen broadleaf region in
Guizhou, Hunan highland and
mountainous areas
IIB1
2084
7484
174
Medium
temperate zone,
sub-humid
region
Forest and steppe region in the
central Songliao Plain
IIIC1
2237
6567
373
Warmtemperate zone,
semi-arid
region
Steppe Region in the central
and north Loess plateau
IIA2
2997
11190
213
Medium
temperate zone,
humid region
Xiaoxing’anling & Changbai
Mountainous area, coniferous
forest region
VA4
3679
16863
98
Middle subtropical Zone,
humid region
Evergreen broadleaf &
cultivated vegetation region in
Sichuan Basin
VIIIA1
3727
8770
704
Middle tropical
Zone, humid
region
Seasonal rainforest and
rainforest in South Hainan, east
and midddle Archipelagos.
IIA3
3807
14963
312
Medium
temperate zone,
humid region
Broadleaf and coniferous mixed
forest region in Piedmont
platform of east Songliao Plain
IVA2
3942
12836
830
North-subtropical Zone,
humid region
Evergreen & deciduous
broadleaf mix region in Qin-Ba
Mountainous Area
IIC3
4429
14214
384
Medium
temperate zone,
semi-arid
region
Steppe Region in the east of
Inner Mongolia Highland
VIIA3
5200
9547
1268
Margin tropical
Zone, humid
Seasonal rainforest and
rainforest in Xishuangbana
region
Mountainous areas.
VIA3
5593
15364
907
South subtropical Zone,
humid region
Evergreen broadleaf and pine
forest region of sub-mountain
valley incentral and south
Yunan
IIC1
5753
14260
926
Medium
temperate zone,
semi-arid
region
Steppe Region in the west of
Liaohe River Plain
IIC2
6180
17175
614
Medium
temperate zone,
semi-arid
region
Steppe Region in the South
section of Daxing’anling
Mountain
IID1
7222
20555
1312
Medium
temperate zone,
arid region
Desert steppe region of Ordos
& west Inner Mongolia
Highland
IIC4
9094
11823
5307
Medium
temperate zone,
semi-arid
region
Hulunbuir Plain steppe region
VA5
9494
37656
576
Middle subtropical Zone,
humid region
Evergreen broadleaf and pine
forest region of Yunan Plateau
IIB2
13475
20948
7600
Medium
temperate zone,
sub-humid
region
Steppe and forest region in the
mountainous central section of
Daxing’anling range
HIIC1
16770
52068
1808
Plateau
temperate
zone,semi-arid
region
East Qinhai and Qilian
mountain, high mountain and
basin coniferous forest and
steppe region
IIB3
20277
49596
7844
Medium
temperate zone,
sub-humid
region
Forest and meadow region, in
the west side of Daxing’anling’s
northern section
IA1
30082
55180
8332
Cold temperate
zone, humid
region
North Daxing’anling deciduous
coniferous forest region
IID2
32175
89579
2383
Medium
temperate zone,
Desert region of Alex and Hexi
arid region
Corridor
IID4
40757
71330
9528
Medium
temperate zone,
arid region
Altay Mountain steppe and
coniferous forest region
IID5
46665
118542
9724
Medium
temperate zone,
arid region
The desert, steppe and
coniferous forest region of
Tianshan Mountain
HIIC2
47132
152013
10047
Plateau
temperate zone,
semi-arid
region
South Tibet Plateau, high
mountain and valley shrubsteppe region
HIIA/B1
50001
110081
11753
Plateau
temperate zone,
humid/subhumid region
West Sichuan and East Tibet
plateau, deep valley and high
mountain, coniferous forest
region
IID3
53374
147219
5634
Medium
temperate zone,
arid region
Jungar Basin desert region
HIB1
93194
292752
14830
Plateau subcold zone, subhumid region
Guoluo, Naqu plateau alpine
shrub-meadow region
VA6
97638
152293
24936
Middle subtropical Zone,
humid region
Seasonal rainforest and
evergreen broadleaf region in
south wing of East Himalayas
Mountain
HIID1
161942
451358
14696
Plateau
temperate zone,
arid region
Qaidam Basin desert region
IIID1
166883
394561
23495
Warmtemperate zone,
arid region
Tarim Basin desert region
HIC1
201576
593383
36655
Plateau subcold zone,
semi-arid
region
Southern Qinhai plateau, wide
valley, alpine meadow and
steppe region
HIID3
220498
562547
20517
Plateau
temperate
zone,arid region
Ngali Mountainous desert
region
HIC2
276146
631453
38418
Plateau subcold zone,
semi-arid
region
Qiangtang Plateau, lake basin
alpine steppe region
HIID2
326085
517536
83372
Plateau
temperate
zone,arid region
North Kunlun Mountainous
desert region
HID1
473140
646214
243727
Plateau subcold zone, arid
region
Kunlun high mountain/plateau,
alpine desert region