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Table 1 Description of the study sites

From: Decomposition dynamics of coarse woody debris of three important central European tree species

Site

Year of tree fall

Elevationa (m a.s.l.)

Soil typeb

Average temperaturec per year (°C)

Precipitationc (mm per year)

Forêt de Ha-guenau (FdH)

1999

150–170

Gleyic Cambisol

10.98

645

Bienwald (Biw)

1999

100–130

Cambisol

10.0

680–700

Röttlerwald (Roe)

1999

510–590

Luvisol and Cambisol

9–10

900–1080

Lotharpfad (Lot)

1999

950

Podsolic Cambisol

7.0

1700

Hofstatt (Hof)

1990

320–340

Luvisol

8.8

800

Silbersandgrube (Sig)

1990

550

Luvisol

7.8

665

Kiekenbruch (Kib)

1972

70

Podsolic Cambisol

8.5

657

  1. aaccording to GPS; bFAO (2006); caccording to forest office information