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Table 1 The natural environmental information on the Baksum Lake, Yamdroktso, Namtso and Siling Co

From: Characteristic and affecting factors of wetland herbs’ distribution in the radiant belt toward land of lake–terrestrial ecotone in Tibet, China

Lake

Altitude/m

Latitude

Longitude

Climate

AAR/mm

AAT/ ℃

Lake Area/km2

Lake water pH

References

Baksum Lake

3480

31°00′01″N–31°22′53″N

93°53′37″E–94°1′48″E

Plateau temperate Monsoon semi-humid /semi-arid climate

600–700

6.0

26

7.2

[42]

Yamdroktso

4441

28°27′00″N–29°12′00″N

90°08′00″E–91°45′00″E

Plateau sub-frigid Monsoon semi-arid climate

373.0

2.4

638

9.2–9.3

[43, 44]

Namtso

4718

30°30′00″N–30°55′00″N

90°16′00″E–91°03′00″E

Plateau sub-frigid Monsoon semi-arid climate

North shore: 301.2

South shore: 486.9

North shore: 0.4

South shore: 1.3

2020

7.8–9.5

[45,46,47]

Siling Co

4530

31°34′00″N -31°51′00″N

88°33′00″E–89°21′00″E

Plateau sub-frigid Monsoon semi-arid/plateau cold arid climate

290–321

0.2

2391

9.4–9.7

[48,49,50]