Appendix A. Study statistics and site variables used in the meta-analysis, including biome classification, climate, latitude, and statistics calculated for the analysis.
Reference |
Site |
Biome |
MAT |
MAP |
|latitude| |
R |
lnR |
vlnR |
(Aerts et al. 1992) |
Akhult Mire |
Wetland |
8 |
700 |
57.08 |
1.19 |
0.17 |
0.11 |
Stordalen |
Wetland |
1 |
320 |
68.33 |
3.33 |
1.20 |
0.02 |
|
(Ares and Fownes 2001) |
F. uhdei |
Forest |
14 |
4968 |
19 |
1.82 |
0.60 |
0.04 |
mixed |
Forest |
14 |
4968 |
19 |
1.17 |
0.16 |
0.08 |
|
(Augustine et al. 2003) |
Grassland |
19 |
508 |
0.28 |
1.03 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
|
(Aydin and Uzun 2005) |
Grassland |
14 |
665 |
41 |
1.54 |
0.43 |
0.01 |
|
(Baer et al. 2003) |
Grassland |
13 |
835 |
39.08 |
1.24 |
0.21 |
0.01 |
|
(Barger et al. 2002) |
Grassland |
18 |
1063 |
10.5 |
1.77 |
0.57 |
0.03 |
|
(Bennett and Adams 2001) |
Grassland |
33 |
350 |
22.28 |
1.58 |
0.46 |
0.00 |
|
(Berendse et al. 2001) |
Finland |
Wetland |
3 |
650 |
62.78 |
1.43 |
0.36 |
0.00 |
Sweden |
Wetland |
7 |
800 |
57.13 |
2.28 |
0.82 |
0.02 |
|
Switzerland |
Wetland |
5 |
1390 |
47.22 |
0.12 |
-2.09 |
0.02 |
|
(Bobbink 1991) |
Gerendal |
Grassland |
10 |
800 |
50.85 |
1.47 |
0.38 |
0.06 |
Wrakelberg |
Grassland |
10 |
800 |
50.85 |
2.05 |
0.72 |
0.00 |
|
(Boeye et al. 1997) |
Buitengoor |
Wetland |
10 |
345 |
51.2 |
0.66 |
-0.42 |
0.12 |
Goorken |
Wetland |
10 |
310 |
51.32 |
1.16 |
0.15 |
0.02 |
|
Zwarte Beek |
Wetland |
10 |
800 |
57.02 |
1.18 |
0.17 |
0.00 |
|
(Bowman et al. 1993) |
Dry |
Tundra |
-3 |
900 |
40 |
1.63 |
0.49 |
0.01 |
Wet |
Tundra |
-3 |
900 |
40 |
1.43 |
0.36 |
0.02 |
|
(Bowman 1994) |
Dry |
Tundra |
-3 |
900 |
40 |
2.03 |
0.71 |
0.12 |
Moist |
Tundra |
-3 |
900 |
40 |
1.33 |
0.29 |
0.02 |
|
(Camill et al. 2004) |
<3yr |
Grassland |
4 |
767 |
44.47 |
1.40 |
0.34 |
0.01 |
>3yr |
Grassland |
4 |
767 |
44.47 |
1.53 |
0.42 |
0.00 |
|
(Campo and Vazquez-Yanes 2004) |
Old |
Forest |
26 |
760 |
21.1 |
1.51 |
0.41 |
0.09 |
Young |
Forest |
26 |
760 |
21.1 |
1.50 |
0.41 |
0.04 |
|
(Carpenter et al. 1990) |
Grassland |
9 |
282 |
40 |
0.14 |
-2.00 |
0.61 |
|
(D'Antonio and Mack 2006) |
Grassland |
20.5 |
1500 |
19.1 |
1.14 |
0.13 |
0.01 |
|
(Davidson et al. 2004) |
Forest |
27 |
1800 |
2.98 |
1.48 |
0.39 |
0.17 |
|
(Davis et al. 2004) |
Pole |
Forest |
8 |
1447 |
43.25 |
0.95 |
-0.06 |
0.02 |
Sapling |
Forest |
8 |
1447 |
43.25 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
0.04 |
|
(Dukes et al. 2005) |
Grassland |
16 |
655 |
37.4 |
1.76 |
0.57 |
0.02 |
|
(Emmett et al. 1995) |
Forest |
8 |
1450 |
53.2 |
0.97 |
-0.03 |
0.00 |
|
(Foster and Gross 1998) |
Grassland |
10 |
890 |
42.4 |
2.13 |
0.76 |
0.04 |
|
(Foster and Morrison 2002) |
Forest |
1 |
740 |
47.63 |
1.14 |
0.13 |
0.00 |
|
(Fynn and O'Connor 2005) |
Grassland |
17.6 |
694 |
30.4 |
1.22 |
0.20 |
0.01 |
|
(Gillen and Berg 1998) |
Grassland |
15 |
601 |
36.45 |
1.60 |
0.47 |
0.02 |
|
(Goldberg and Miller 1990) |
Grassland |
10 |
890 |
42.4 |
1.31 |
0.27 |
0.24 |
|
(Gough and Hobbie 2003) |
Tundra |
-9 |
310 |
68.63 |
1.14 |
0.13 |
0.02 |
|
(Guevara et al. 2000) |
Desert |
16 |
258 |
33.75 |
0.81 |
-0.21 |
0.06 |
|
(Gundersen 1998) |
Forest |
8 |
877 |
56.48 |
0.78 |
-0.24 |
0.05 |
|
(Haag 1974) |
A |
Tundra |
-10 |
266 |
69 |
1.63 |
0.49 |
0.01 |
B |
Tundra |
-10 |
266 |
69 |
1.69 |
0.52 |
0.01 |
|
(Harrington et al. 2001) |
HVNP |
Forest |
16 |
2500 |
19.42 |
1.71 |
0.54 |
0.06 |
NPKSFR |
Forest |
16 |
2500 |
22.13 |
1.20 |
0.18 |
0.02 |
|
(Henry et al. 1986) |
A |
Tundra |
-22 |
68 |
78.88 |
1.51 |
0.41 |
0.22 |
B |
Tundra |
-22 |
68 |
78.88 |
0.16 |
-1.86 |
0.21 |
|
C |
Tundra |
-22 |
68 |
78.88 |
1.01 |
0.01 |
0.10 |
|
(Herbert and Fownes 1995) |
Forest |
16 |
2500 |
22.13 |
1.09 |
0.09 |
0.03 |
|
(Hunt et al. 1988) |
Forest |
Forest |
0 |
600 |
41.83 |
1.38 |
0.32 |
0.03 |
Meadow |
Grassland |
0 |
600 |
41.83 |
2.00 |
0.69 |
0.15 |
|
Prairie |
Grassland |
9 |
310 |
41.83 |
1.81 |
0.59 |
0.10 |
|
(Kenk and Fischer 1988) |
Pine |
Forest |
9 |
650 |
52 |
1.42 |
0.35 |
0.00 |
Spruce |
Forest |
9 |
650 |
52 |
1.25 |
0.22 |
0.00 |
|
(Koide et al. 1988) |
Grassland |
16 |
650 |
37.22 |
1.26 |
0.23 |
0.17 |
|
(Lammerts et al. 1999) |
2 yr |
Grassland |
10 |
800 |
53.4 |
2.14 |
0.76 |
0.18 |
37 yr |
Grassland |
10 |
800 |
53.4 |
0.88 |
-0.13 |
0.01 |
|
6 yr |
Grassland |
10 |
800 |
53.4 |
2.09 |
0.74 |
0.14 |
|
80 yr |
Grassland |
10 |
800 |
53.4 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
0.04 |
|
(Limpens et al. 2004) |
Clara bog |
Wetland |
9 |
875 |
53.32 |
0.91 |
-0.10 |
0.48 |
Reigersplas |
Wetland |
9 |
1120 |
52.83 |
0.52 |
-0.66 |
0.12 |
|
Rundeven |
Wetland |
9 |
1120 |
52.85 |
1.13 |
0.13 |
1.01 |
|
(Ludwig et al. 2001) |
Canopy |
Grassland |
24 |
650 |
4.48 |
1.07 |
0.06 |
0.04 |
Grassland |
Grassland |
24 |
650 |
4.48 |
1.09 |
0.09 |
0.03 |
|
(Magill et al. 1996) |
Forest |
5 |
1400 |
44.87 |
1.14 |
0.13 |
0.02 |
|
(McMaster et al. 1982) |
Desert |
13 |
476 |
32.93 |
1.33 |
0.28 |
0.01 |
|
(McNulty et al. 2005) |
Forest |
8 |
1000 |
43.43 |
0.41 |
-0.89 |
0.92 |
|
(Miller and Tarrant 1983) |
Forest |
12 |
2500 |
45.82 |
1.98 |
0.69 |
0.02 |
|
(Mirmanto et al. 1999) |
Forest |
27 |
3600 |
0.1 |
1.18 |
0.17 |
0.02 |
|
(Mitchell et al. 2001) |
HF |
Forest |
4 |
916 |
43.98 |
0.95 |
-0.05 |
0.00 |
WL |
Forest |
4 |
1278 |
43.88 |
1.24 |
0.22 |
0.02 |
|
(Ngai and Jefferies 2004) |
Fresh |
Wetland |
-6 |
550 |
58.72 |
1.14 |
0.13 |
0.02 |
Salt |
Wetland |
-6 |
550 |
58.72 |
2.28 |
0.82 |
0.01 |
|
(Nilsson and Wiklund 1992) |
Forest |
8 |
1000 |
56.55 |
1.31 |
0.27 |
0.03 |
|
(Olde Venterink et al. 2001) |
C |
Wetland |
10 |
825 |
51.53 |
1.09 |
0.09 |
0.02 |
G |
Wetland |
10 |
825 |
51.53 |
1.12 |
0.11 |
0.02 |
|
H |
Wetland |
10 |
825 |
51.53 |
1.80 |
0.59 |
0.03 |
|
S |
Wetland |
10 |
825 |
51.53 |
1.10 |
0.10 |
0.00 |
|
(Owensby et al. 1994) |
Desert |
12 |
895 |
39.05 |
1.09 |
0.09 |
0.16 |
|
(Pilkington et al. 2005) |
Wetland |
7 |
1010 |
53.03 |
1.59 |
0.47 |
0.03 |
|
(Raich et al. 1997) |
a'a |
Forest |
16 |
4300 |
19.65 |
3.29 |
1.19 |
0.08 |
pahoehoe |
Forest |
16 |
4300 |
19.68 |
10.65 |
2.37 |
0.18 |
|
(Reeder and McGinnies 1989) |
Grassland |
6 |
430 |
40.33 |
3.13 |
1.14 |
2.98 |
|
(Samuel and Hart 1998) |
Grassland |
7 |
371 |
41.13 |
1.25 |
0.22 |
0.01 |
|
(Seastedt et al. 1991) |
Burned |
Grassland |
12 |
830 |
39.08 |
1.77 |
0.57 |
0.01 |
Unburned |
Grassland |
12 |
830 |
39.08 |
1.38 |
0.32 |
0.02 |
|
(Semmartin and Oesterheld 2001) |
Grassland |
14 |
900 |
35.25 |
1.90 |
0.64 |
0.16 |
|
(Sikstrom 1997) |
183 |
Forest |
6 |
609 |
58.17 |
1.17 |
0.16 |
0.01 |
(Sikstrom 2002) |
244 |
Forest |
8 |
900 |
56.77 |
1.12 |
0.11 |
0.02 |
246 |
Forest |
8 |
900 |
56.25 |
1.11 |
0.10 |
0.01 |
|
247 |
Forest |
8 |
900 |
56.23 |
1.04 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
|
(Snyman 2002) |
Grassland |
14 |
560 |
28.83 |
5.06 |
1.62 |
0.05 |
|
(Stegemoeller and Chappell 1990) |
Forest |
12 |
1100 |
46 |
1.18 |
0.17 |
0.02 |
|
(Tamm 1999) |
E40 |
Forest |
5 |
593 |
60.47 |
1.40 |
0.34 |
0.01 |
E55AN |
Forest |
1 |
595 |
64.38 |
1.36 |
0.31 |
0.01 |
|
(Tanner et al. 1992) |
Forest |
13 |
2500 |
8 |
0.93 |
-0.08 |
0.02 |
|
(Thormann and Bayley 1997) |
Bog |
Wetland |
2 |
332 |
54.68 |
0.71 |
-0.34 |
0.00 |
Lac Marsh |
Wetland |
2 |
332 |
54.17 |
1.48 |
0.39 |
0.03 |
|
Lac Sedge |
Wetland |
2 |
332 |
54.47 |
1.19 |
0.18 |
0.01 |
|
Riv Marsh |
Wetland |
2 |
332 |
54.47 |
1.30 |
0.26 |
0.11 |
|
Riv Sedge |
Wetland |
2 |
332 |
54.47 |
0.95 |
-0.05 |
0.01 |
|
(Tilman 1984) |
Grassland |
7 |
750 |
45.4 |
3.13 |
1.14 |
0.05 |
|
(Turner et al. 1997) |
LowBurn |
Grassland |
12 |
835 |
39.08 |
1.60 |
0.47 |
0.01 |
LowUnb |
Grassland |
12 |
835 |
39.08 |
1.41 |
0.34 |
0.07 |
|
UpBurn |
Grassland |
12 |
835 |
39.08 |
1.54 |
0.43 |
0.02 |
|
UpUnb |
Grassland |
12 |
835 |
39.08 |
1.15 |
0.14 |
0.03 |
|
(Turitzin 1982) |
Grassland |
16 |
655 |
37.4 |
2.01 |
0.70 |
0.26 |
|
(van der Hoek et al.) |
Central |
Wetland |
9 |
800 |
52.02 |
1.35 |
0.30 |
0.04 |
Marginal |
Wetland |
9 |
800 |
52.02 |
0.94 |
-0.06 |
0.11 |
|
(Van Duren et al. 1997) |
Drained |
Wetland |
10 |
800 |
57.02 |
0.81 |
-0.21 |
0.01 |
Wet |
Wetland |
10 |
800 |
57.02 |
1.36 |
0.31 |
0.01 |
|
(van Wijnen and Bakker 1999) |
Old |
Wetland |
9 |
820 |
53 |
2.14 |
0.76 |
0.02 |
Young |
Wetland |
9 |
820 |
53 |
1.35 |
0.30 |
0.02 |
|
(Verhoeven and Schmitz 1991) |
Fen1 |
Wetland |
9 |
800 |
52.22 |
1.36 |
0.31 |
0.00 |
Fen2 |
Wetland |
9 |
800 |
52.22 |
0.87 |
-0.14 |
0.04 |
|
Fen3 |
Wetland |
9 |
800 |
52.22 |
1.20 |
0.19 |
0.02 |
|
(Vitousek et al. 1993) |
OL |
Forest |
16 |
2900 |
19.42 |
1.20 |
0.19 |
0.07 |
PP |
Forest |
16 |
2200 |
19.42 |
2.89 |
1.06 |
0.10 |
|
TH |
Forest |
16 |
2500 |
19.42 |
1.66 |
0.51 |
0.04 |
|
(Vitousek and Farrington 1997) |
Forest |
16 |
2500 |
19.95 |
1.75 |
0.56 |
0.06 |
|
(Wassen et al. 1998) |
Floodplain |
Wetland |
7 |
583 |
53 |
1.30 |
0.27 |
0.02 |
Moderate |
Wetland |
7 |
583 |
53 |
0.99 |
-0.01 |
0.02 |
|
Rich1 |
Wetland |
7 |
583 |
53 |
1.14 |
0.13 |
0.02 |
|
Rich2 |
Wetland |
7 |
583 |
53 |
1.13 |
0.12 |
0.03 |
|
(Wells 1970) |
Forest |
16 |
1232 |
34 |
1.50 |
0.41 |
0.01 |
|
(Xu et al. 2004) |
Grassland |
-2 |
560 |
38 |
1.10 |
0.10 |
0.01 |
Note: MAT = mean annual temperature, MAP = mean annual precipitation.
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