Английская Википедия:Central Mountain Range

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Шаблон:Other uses Шаблон:Hatnote Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox mountain Шаблон:Chinese Шаблон:Chinese The Central Mountain Range is the principal mountain range on the island of Taiwan. It runs from the north of the island to the south. Due to this separation, connecting between the west and east is not very convenient. The tallest peak of the range is Xiuguluan Mountain, Шаблон:Convert.

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Names

"Central Range" or "Central Mountain Range" is a calque of the range's Chinese name, the Zhōngyāng Shānmài or Shānmò. It is also sometimes simply called the Zhongyang or Шаблон:Nowrap in English.Шаблон:Cn

During the Qing Dynasty, the range was known as the Шаблон:Nowrap,Шаблон:Sfnp from the Wade-Giles romanization of the Chinese name Dàshān, meaning "Big Mountains".Шаблон:Cn

Geography

In a broad sense, Central Mountain Range includes its conjoint ranges such as Xueshan Range and Yushan Range; thus the tallest peak of Central Mountain Range in this sense is Yushan (Jade Mountain/Mount Morrison), Шаблон:Convert, and the second tallest peak is Xueshan (Snow Mountain), Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Cn

Ecology

The Central Range lies within the Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests ecoregion, and the composition of the forest varies with elevation. The coastal plains and lower elevations are covered by evergreen laurel-Castanopsis forests dominated by Cryptocarya chinensis and Castanopsis hystrix with scattered stands of the subtropical pine Pinus massoniana. As elevation increases, the evergreen broadleaf trees are gradually replaced by deciduous broadleaf trees and conifers. At higher elevations, Cyclobalanopsis glauca replaces laurel and Castanopsis as the dominant tree.Шаблон:Cn

Above Шаблон:Convert, deciduous broadleaf trees like Formosan alder (Alnus formosana) and maple (Acer spp.) mix with Taiwan hemlock (Tsuga chinensis). At the highest elevations, subalpine forests are dominated by conifers, including Taiwan hemlock, Taiwan spruce (Picea morrisonicola), and Taiwan fir (Abies kawakamii).Шаблон:Cn

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