Heng Mts., Shanxi is located in the ecotone of temperate grassland zone and warm-temperate deciduousbroad-leavedforest 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。
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In order to reduce transpiration which consumes water, leaves of plants here fall in winter, forming evergreen deciduousbroad-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。
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The phenology of 312 seed plants of the warm temperate deciduousbroad-leavedforest and conifer forest in Confucius Cemetery, Qufu have been observed half-monthly for 13 months.