Abstract:In the mixed evergreen\|deciduous broad\|leaved forests in Shennongjia Mountains, Hubei Province, China, we established the 2 4 hm 2 plot on the middle slope of mountain. Within this plot, gap patches and the non\|gap controlled quadrat near each gap patch were sampled. For each gap patch and non\|gap quadrat, height and number of seedlings and saplings, and DBH and height of the major tree species were measured. According to difference value in the order of Importance Value of the major trees between...