The Basic Characteristics of the Vegetation of Shenzhen and Their Ecological Evaluation
深圳市植被的基本特点及其生态评价

Shenzhen, situated between Guangzhou and Hongkong is an economical special zone opened to foreign capital on the coast of southern China. Geographically, it faces the tropical South Sea of China and is a transitional region from the tropics to the subtropics.The regional representative vegetation types are tropical evergreen monsoon forests and southern subtropical monsoon evergreen broadleaved forests. Their floristic composition, physiognomy, structure, composition of communities and distribution pattern show that they are transitional forests from the tropics to the subtropics and are adapted to the environment of the region. According to the composition of vegetation types, distribution and their relation with the environment the authors has made an evaluation of the vegetation from the viewpoint of plant ecology. This paper will provide a scientific basis for the reasonable development, utilization and transformation of the agriculture, forestry, fruit growing and animal husbandry of the economical special zone.