Abstract:A study of whole tree sap flow of Betula platyphylla was conducted during the 2000 growing season. The study area was located at the Forest Ecosystem Research Station (127°30′~127°34′E Longitude, 45°20′~45°25′N Latitude) in the Maoershan Experimental Forest, Northeast Forestry University, Heilongjiang Province. Within the Maoershan range, the average elevation is 300m and the highest peak is 805m. The undulating slope of the terrain generally ranges from 10° to 15°. The zonal soil is dark brown fores...