Elevational boundaries temperate vegetation belt

Southeast Asian temperate vegetation develops in mountainous areas at high elevations. Due to the elevation-prone distribution pattern, the temperate forest community is officially denoted a vegetation belt, not a zone. In order to model patterns of the temperate vegetation belt, delimiting the specific upper and lower boundaries of the belt is vital. Yet there is no consensus within scientific research regarding specific elevational boundaries for tropical temperate vegetation. An extensive literature research resulted in a wide collection of elevational boundaries for temperate vegetation within the research area. Using a statistical approach a lower minimal lower boundary of 1000m was inferred.