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Table 2. Different sampling sites and their mean air-temperature (T) and precipitation (Prec).

Site	Sampling_Feb	Sampling_May	T_Feb (°C)	T_May (°C)	Prec_Feb (mm)	Prec_May (mm)
Achenkirch	4th	18th	−1.66	5.88	55	65
Klausenleopoldsdorf	5th	27th	−0.11	9.64	37	46
Ort	27th	19th	0.88	11.0	51	57
Schottenwald	5th	27th	1.32	11.39	44	55

Abbreviation: Feb, February.

Samples were collected at the given dates in 2009. Climatic data were collected over a 3-month time period before litter sampling. Mean air temperature and precipitation were calculated by averaging the climatic data of this period.