From: Characterisation of the gut microbial community of rhesus macaques in high-altitude environments
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location | abbreviate | altitude | climate | annual mean rainfall | annual average temperature | mean temperature in January | sample number | vegetation | groups |
BaiYu | BY | 4091 m | alpine subarctic climate | 600 mm | 6.3 °C | −4.4 °C | 10 | coniferous forest and alpine meadows | High-altitude groups (n = 40) |
JiangDa | JD | 3246 m | alpine subarctic climate | 550 mm | 4.5 °C | −5 °C | 10 | coniferous forest and alpine meadows | |
GongBuJiangDa | GB | 3200 m | alpine subarctic climate | 640 mm | 8.3 °C | −0.4 °C | 10 | coniferous forest and alpine meadows | |
YuShu | YS | 4080 m | alpine subarctic climate | 480 mm | 5.9 °C | −4.5 °C | 10 | coniferous forest and alpine meadows | |
LingShui | LS | 100 m | tropical monsoon climate | 1700 mm | 25.2 °C | 17.7 °C | 10 | a deserted plantation with mango and coconut | Low-altitude groups (n = 35) |
LongHuShan | LHS | 150 m | subtropical humid monsoon | 1300 mm | 21.8 °C | 13.2 °C | 15 | subtropical evergreen forest | |
BaiDiCheng | BDC | 150 m | subtropical humid monsoon | 1100 mm | 16.4 °C | 8.6 °C | 10 | subtropical evergreen forest |