Table 3. Site information and annual net ecosystem production (NEP, gC m−2 yr−1) for conifer and/or mixed forests(no. 1-8, eddy covariance-based NEP estimation; no. 9-10, biometric-based NEP estimation).

No. Country Location Elevation (m) Slope (°) MAT (°C) MAP (mm) Species Age (yr) Stand density (trees/ha) Height (m) DBH (cm) NEP (gC/m2/yr) Ref.
1 Korea 37°56’20"N,126°57’17"E 293 11.5 1,210 Quercus variabilisQuercus mongolicaPinus koraiensis 20-40 362 Lee et al.(2017)
2 Japan 34°58’N,135°59’E 190-255 9.2 14.0 1,645 Chamaecyparis obtusa 44 1,853 13.9 477-480 Takanashi et al.(2005)
3 Japan 35°27’17"N,138°45’44"E 1,030 3.5 9.5 1,955 Pinus densiflora 90 20.0 30.0 388 Mizoguchi et al.(2012)
4 China 42°24’N,128°28’E 738 0.9-4.0 600-810 Pinus koraiensisTilia amurensisQuercus mongolicaFraxinus mandshuricaAcer mono 200 26.0 308 Zhang et al.(2006)
5 Poland 53°11’N,16°05’E 180 0.0-2.0 8.1 553 Pinus sylvestris 60-65 900 26.30 25.0 494-765 Ziemblinska et al.(2016)
6 Finland 61°51’N,24°17’E 160-180 3.0 700 Pinus sylvestris 12 5,800 1.7 1.2 24 Kolari et al.(2004)
40 2,300 12.2 12.3 179-192
75 770 20.0 26.0 323
7 USA 44°27’04"N,121°33’29"W 1,255 6.7-8.0  480 Pinus ponderosa 56 325 14.0 348-463 Vickers et al.(2012);Kim et al.(2016)
44°18’54"N,121°36’28"W 1,005 360 Pinus ponderosa 16 260 3.3 49-199
8 Canada 42°39’39"N,80°33’34"W 265 8.0 1,036 Pinus strobus 15 1,567 6.8 15.7 104 Chan et al.(2018)
9 Korea 36°51’17"N,128°64’41"E 380 17.0 10.1 2,066 Pinus densiflora 35 1,300 11.0 17.1 107 Lee et al.(2013)
10 Korea 37°47’01"N,127°10’37"E 410-440 13-15 11.3 1,518 Pinus densiflora 65-75 450 32.4 418 Noh et al.(2013)
15-22 842 25.1 550