The mid-altitude areas comprise the warm-temperate coniferous forest belt (1800-2500 meters) and the warm-temperate broad-leaved forest belt (500-1800 meters in northern Taiwan and 700-1800 meters in southern Taiwan). There are also mixed conifer and hardwood forests between the two aforementioned forest belts, making the forest line not easily distinguishable.
A. Warm-temperate coniferous forest belt: from 1800 to 2500 meters
     The forest line in this belt is not easily distinguishable, and in fact, forest distribution is quite complex, with forest formations at lower elevations greatly influenced by various types of terrain .....(more)
 
 
      B. Warm-temperate broad-leaved forest belt: areas between 500 and 1800 meters in northern Taiwan, and between 700 and 1800 meters in southern Taiwan     
      Chamaecyparis forests begin to diminish below an altitude of 1800 meters, and are replaced by broad-leaved forests comprised primarily of Fagacear and Lauraceae, including the Acer palmatum. The mixed conifer and hardwood forests found in .....(more)      
 
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