The Impact of Precipitation Regimes on Forest Fires in Yunnan Province, Southwest China

Table 1

Climate, vegetation, and topography for five ecoregions in Yunnan province.

Ecoregion	Elevation rage (m)	Mean annual; precipitation (mm)	Climatic type	Vegetation type
I	1000–1800	1300–2000	Wet	Tropical seasonal rainforest
II	1500–2000	1000–1600	Semiwet	Subtropical evergreen broadleaved forest
III	1800–3600	800–1000	Semiwet	Subtropical evergreen broadleaf and coniferous forest
IV	3000	800–900	Semidry	Subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest
V	4000	600–700	Semidry	Boreal coniferous forests,meadows