Table 3.
Study sites.
| Biome | Site | Ecoregion | n (plots) | Long. (°) | Lat. (°) | Elevation (m a.s.l.) | Soil type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boreal forests | Fairbanks (USA) | Interior Alaska-Yukon lowland taiga | 25 | −148.11 | 64.80 | 198 | Gleysol |
| Muddus (Sweden) | Scandinavian and Russian taiga | 15 | 20.06 | 67.05 | 532 | Podzol | |
| Temperate broadleaf forests | Big Reed (USA) | New England-Acadian forests | 12 | −69.06 | 46.36 | 418 | Podzol |
| Lagodechi Nature Reserve (Georgia) | Caucasus mixed forests | 12 | 46.32 | 41.85 | 798 | Cambisol | |
| Parque Tantauco (Chile) | Valdivian temperate forests | 9 | −73.79 | −43.02 | 134 | Andosol | |
| Reserva San Pablo de Tregua (Chile) | Valdivian temperate forests | 7 | −72.09 | −39.60 | 817 | Andosol | |
| Rožok (Slovakia) | Carparthian montane forests | 30 | 22.46 | 48.98 | 648 | Cambisol | |
| Uholka-Shyroki Luh (Ukraine) | Carparthian montane forests | 30 | 23.62 | 48.27 | 746 | Cambisol | |
| Temperate conifer forests | Parque Nacional Villarica (Chile) | Valdivian temperate forests | 4 | −71.51 | −39.58 | 1269 | Andosol |
| HJ Andrews Experimental Forest (USA) | Central-Southern Cascades forests | 10 | −122.22 | 44.23 | 543 | Cambisol | |
| Rockefeller Forest (USA) | Northern California coastal forests | 15 | −123.95 | 40.35 | 142 | Inceptisol | |
| Whitaker Forest (USA) | Sierra Nevada forests | 8 | −118.93 | 36.71 | 1641 | Alfisol | |
| (Sub-)Tropical savannas and woodlands | Bwabwata National Park (Namibia) | Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands | 11 | 21.76 | −18.21 | 1035 | Arenosol |
| Chobe Forest Reserve (Botswana) | Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands | 10 | 24.61 | −18.23 | 989 | Arenosol | |
| Khaudum National Park (Namibia) | Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands | 16 | 20.73 | −18.45 | 1082 | Arenosol | |
| (Sub-)Tropical moist broadleaf forests | Budongo Forest Reserve (Uganda) | Albertine Rift montane forests | 10 | 31.53 | 1.73 | 1070 | Ferralsol |
| Danum Valley (Malaysia) | Borneo lowland rain forests | 22 | 117.79 | 4.97 | 255 | Acrisol | |
| Maliau Basin (Malaysia) | Borneo lowland rain forests | 18 | 116.97 | 4.74 | 276 | Acrisol | |
| Saddle Road Forest Kipuka (USA) | Hawai’i tropical moist forests | 15 | −155.31 | 19.67 | 1433 | Andosol | |
| Colo-I-Suva Forest (Fiji) | Fiji tropical moist forests | 15 | 178.44 | −18.05 | 221 | Cambisol |