10.1371/journal.pone.0196927.g001 Ning Liu Ning Liu Hongwei Nan Hongwei Nan Schematic maps showing the location of the study area on the Loess Plateau, China and the mean annual temperature and precipitation changes along the altitudinal gradient on Guandi mountain range. Public Library of Science 2018 1200-2700 m a.s.l Loess Plateau soil C storage 368.4 t C C stock alleviated water conditions C stocks ecosystem components soil C stock forest floor necromass altitudinal range PM forests coniferous forests Soil C stock soil C stocks altitudinal gradient China Natural forests LP PT forest 2018-05-03 17:40:43 Figure https://plos.figshare.com/articles/figure/Schematic_maps_showing_the_location_of_the_study_area_on_the_Loess_Plateau_China_and_the_mean_annual_temperature_and_precipitation_changes_along_the_altitudinal_gradient_on_Guandi_mountain_range_/6219035 <p>MAT, mean annual temperature; MAP, mean annual precipitation. MATs and MAPs along the altitudinal gradient are presented using the estimated data given by Xiao et al.[<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0196927#pone.0196927.ref023" target="_blank">23</a>].</p>