Ecosystems | Location | Annual temperature | Annual precipitation | Annual evaporation | Dominant plantation | Soil type | Management |
Desert (DE) | 44˚25'N 87˚54'E | 6˚C - 9˚C | 200 mm | 2000 mm | Haloxylon ammodendron | Sandy soil | Natural No irrigation |
Transition (TE) | 44˚17'N 87˚56'E | 5˚C - 7˚C | 160 mm | 1700 mm | Tamarix spp. | Silty clay loam | Semi-natural No irrigation, Adjacent to the cultivated land |
Farmland (FE) | 44˚17'N 85˚51'E | 7˚C | 210 mm | 1600 mm | Cotton | Sandy loam | Artificially management, Irrigation |