Foreword to Series from Chinese Ecosystem Research Network Preface The importance of Dongling Mountain region of warm temperate deciduous broadleaved forest Chen Lingzhi The characteristics of the geology,geomorphology and soils in Dongling Mountain region Sun Shizhou The study on the climatic characteristics of the research site of Beijing Forest Ecosystem Research Station(BFERS) Mao Shisen Song Fengshan Study on the flora of Dongling Mountain area Ma Keping Yu Shunli and Gao Xianming The major community types in Dongling Mountain region Ma Keping Chen Lingzhi Yu Shunli Huang Jianhui Gao Xianming and Liu Canran The species and habitats of bird and mammal and the characteristics of rodent community in the mountain area of Beijing Meng Zhibin Zhang Zhibin Structure and species diversity of the forest bird communities at Xiaolongmen in Beijing Li Shichun Liu Xiyue Wang Li and Sun Xin Study on biomass of Quercus liaotungensis and Betula dahurica forest in Dongling Mountain Jiang Hong The radiation energy environment in a warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest Sun Xuefeng Chen Lingzhi Xu Ruicheng The energy flow and efficiency of solar energy conversion in a warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest Sun Xuefeng Chen Lingzhi Xu Ruicheng The characteristics of the energy partitioning within a warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest Sun Xuefeng Chen Lingzhi Xu Ruicheng A study on the hydrological effects and the precipitation chemistry of the mountainous forest ecosystem in the warm temperate zone of the Northern China Li Haitao Chen Lingzhi Study on the energy-balance and evapotranspiration of the mountainous forest ecosystem in the warm temperate zone of the Northern China Li Haitao Study on the hydro-physiological characteristics of major plant species of the forest ecosystem in the warm temperate zone of Northern China Li Haitao Chen Lingzhi Study on the water flux of major tree species and the canopy transpiration in warm temperate mountainous forest ecosystems Li Haitao Chen Lingzhi The characteristics of the nutrient accumulation of the arboreous layer of deciduous broad-leaved forests in Dongling Mountain,Beijing Huang Jianhui Kong Fanzhi Jiang Hong Study on the artificial forest ecosystems in west mountain of Beijing Chen Lingzhi Chen Qinglang