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Table 1 Description of the study sites

From: Nutrient retention and release in coarse woody debris of three important central European tree species and the use of NIRS to determine deadwood chemical properties

Site

Year of tree fall

Location

[lat (°N) long (°E)]

Elevationa

(m a.s.l.)

Soil typeb

Average temperaturec per year (°C)

Precipitationc

(mm per year)

Forêt de Haguenau (FdH)

1999

48.859436, 7.854333

150–170

Gleyic Cambisol

10.98

645

Bienwald (Biw)

1999

49.039056, 8.187283

100–130

Cambisol

10.0

680-700

Röttlerwald (Roe)

1999

47.659397, 7.672778

510–590

Luvisol and Cambisol

9–10

900–1080

Lotharpfad (Lot)

1999

48.506033, 8.222183

950

Podsolic Cambisol

7

1700

Hofstatt (Hof)

1990

49.312522, 9.555708

320–340

Luvisol

8.8

800

Silbersandgrube (Sig)

1990

48.595608, 9.019817

550

Luvisol

7.8

665

Kiekenbruch (Kib)

1972

52.672028 10.648928

70

Podsolic Cambisol

8.5

657

  1. aAccording to GPS
  2. bFAO 2006
  3. cAccording to forest office information