The dominant soil type at the station is Mat Cryic Cambisols (a typical
alpine grassland soil) and its pH values are 7.3 and 7.4 at depths of
10 and 20 cm, respectively. Aboveground plant biomass increases
from May to July, reaches the maximum level in late July and early
August, and withers in early October. Over 80% of vegetation species
use C3 photosynthetic pathway for carbon fixation