Table 1. Coordinates for all field sites located on the South Island, New Zealand, including average site temperature (±SE) during the sampling period with rainfall and altitude data.

Site name	Latitude (ddm)	Longitude (ddm)	Location	Avg. weekly temp (°C) (±SE)	Rainfall (mm)	Altitude
BC	S43°42.826′	E172°26.635′	Lincoln	13.27 (±0.51)	89.3	5.4
PM	S42°42.964′	E173°16.772′	Parnassus	12.03 (±0.51)	96.3	32
WS	S43°40.818′	E172°11.602′	Dunsandel	12.30 (±0.24)	95.8	70
GC	S42°50.1833′	E173°16.1332′	Cheviot	12.74 (±0.92)	64.7	105
RM1	S42°49.253′	E173°11.868′	Cheviot	12.80 (±0.88)	64.7	132
AM	S44°00.088′	E171°20.271′	Hinds	13.97 (±1.43)	87.0	172
KC	S43°52.770′	E171°32.077′	Ashburton	11.88 (±0.56)	125.2	173
TH	S43°39.501′	E171°55.588′	Rakaia	12.56 (±0.47)	89.4	188
RM2	S42°50.022′	E173°10.051′	Cheviot	13.18 (±0.59)	64.7	340
JM	S43° 36.814′	E171° 36.754′	Methven	11.03 (±0.39)	118.2	350
AO	S43°36.419′	E171°36.380′	Methven	10.58 (±0.40)	118.2	360
JG2	S43° 24.779′	E171° 47.456′	Windwhistle	10.78 (±0.70)	100.0	500
JG1	S43° 25.245′	E171° 45.974′	Windwhistle	10.60 (±0.60)	100.0	517