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Table 1 Mean air and soil temperatures at the study site. Soil temperatures were recorded for graminoid and shrub vegetation types

From: Temperature sensitivity of mineral soil carbon decomposition in shrub and graminoid tundra, west Greenland

 

Air Temp (°C)

Soil Temperature (°C)

 

Annuala

Growing Seasonb

Annual Graminoidc (n = 2)

Annual Shrubc

(n = 1)

GS Graminoidd

(n = 2)

GS Shrubd

(n = 1)

Mean

-5.6

10.9

-2.9

-2.9

4.3

3.7

Max

21.5

21.5

10.0

9.5

10.0

9.5

Min

-40

-5.5

-16.0

-14.0

0.0

0.0

  1. Time interval of the data record is indicated for each column
  2. aAnnual air temperature dates: 7/21/11 – 7/20/12
  3. bGrowing season air temperature dates: 7/21/11 – 8/7/11 and 5/22/12 – 7/20/12
  4. cAnnual soil temperature dates: 7/21/11 – 6/26/12
  5. dGrowing season soil temperature dates: 7/21/11 – 8/7/11 and 5/22/12 – 6/26/12
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