Table 2 Summary temperature data from synthesis of Group 2: Large scale studies (meadows/moorland vs forests)

Mean

10(10)

0.25–5.23

1.48*

1.68*

-

P = 0.27

yes¹

(0.60, 2.36)

(0.73, 2.63)

Summer mean

7(7)

0.75–5.23

1.39

2.03*

-

P = 0.43

Ns

(0.68, 2.10)

(0.85, 3.21)

Spring mean

6(6)

−0.05–2.67

1.48*

1.61*

-

P = 0.97

yes²

(0.21, 2.76)

(0.79, 2.42)

Max

5(5)

1.37–6.89

4.94*

4.51*

-

P = 0.52

Ns

(2.70, 7.17)

(2.17, 6.84)

Summer max

3(3)

1.37–6.27

2.58

3.73*

-

-

Ns

(0.25, 4.90)

(0.95, 6.50)

Spring max

2(2)

3–6.89

6.610

4.95*

-

-

Ns

(4.66, 8.56)

(1.14, 8.75)