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Table 1 Location, measurement period and mean annual precipitation (mm), mean maximum (Max TA) and minimum (Min TA) daily air temperature (oC) during the measurement period, drainage status, dominant vegetation, number of plots and observations (n), and associated study at peatland sites in eastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia

From: Response of soil respiration to changes in soil temperature and water table level in drained and restored peatlands of the southeastern United States

Location

Site

Period

Precipitation

Max TA

Min TA

Status

Vegetation

Plots

n

Study

GDS

G-D-M

2015–2017

1364 ± 103

23.0 ± 0.2

11.1 ± 0.2

Drained

Maple-gum

3

63

35

 

G-D-P

    

Drained

Pine-shrub

3

56

 
 

G-D-C

    

Drained

Cedar

3

34

 

HF

H–D

2011–2012

1137 ± 128

23.6 ± 0.0

11.9 ± 0.2

Drained

Herbaceous

3

68

41

 

H-R

    

Restored

Pine

3

87

 

PLNWR

P-D-1

2011–2013

1364 ± 75

21.3 ± 0.4

10.0 ± 0.3

Drained

Herbaceous

3

40

USFWS, reported in 33

 

P-R-1

    

Restored

Shrub

3

48

 
 

P-D-2

2016–2017

1743 ± 245

22.6 ± 0.1

11.6 ± 0.1

Drained

Herbaceous

2

26

18

 

P-R-2

    

Restored

Shrub

2

26

 

TLRP

T-R

2007–2009

1151 ± 189

22.9 ± 0.3

10.9 ± 0.0

Restored

Cypress-oak

33

293

19

  

2011–2012

1352 ± 112

21.8 ± 0.1

10.2 ± 0.3

  

19

81

Helton, unpublished data

  1. Values are mean ± standard error. Annual precipitation and daily maximum and minimum air temperatures were obtained from U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
  2. GDS great dismal swamp national wildlife refuge, HF North Carolina State University Hofmann Forest, PLNWR pocosin lakes national wildlife refuge, TLRP great dismal swamp mitigation bank timberlake restoration project