Ecoregion in Daba Mountains, China
The Daba Mountains evergreen forests are a Global 200 endangered ecoregion located on the Daba Mountains in China .[ 1] temperate broadleaf and mixed forests containing both coniferous and broadleaf trees covering a swath of Central China . Forests here provide a transitional area between evergreen forests to the south and deciduous forests to the north.[ 1] Sichuan Province , southern Shaanxi Province , the northern half of Chongqing Municipality , and western Hubei Province .[ 2]
The Daba Mountains evergreen forests support a wide variety of endemic species. Lower elevations contain oaks and arboreal mints , and higher elevations support pines including the Chinese red pine and Chinese white pine . Some of the other significant tree species include the dawn redwood , dove tree , Tetracentron Cercidiphyllum japonicum Emmenopterys henryi Eucommia ulmoides [ 1]
Industry in the region has long been dependent on logging and harvesting for medicines . A major protected area of forests is the Shennongjia National Nature Reserve in Hubei.
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