Table 4 Meteorological characteristics during the experiment. Ranges and mean values were given for 2- and 6-month periods from the beginning of the experiments, where leaf litter in litterbags was placed in the forest (5 terms)

26.05.2012

10.0–24.4

17.5

3.5

0.5

− 1.8–24.7

13.9

6.0

0.4

10.3–21.1

16.0

2.8

0.4

1.9–21.6

13.3

4.8

0.4

0–40.5

4.0

7.6

1.0

0–40.5

2.2

5.0

0.4

23.06.2012

14.4–24.7

19.1

3.1

0.4

− 9.9–24.7

11.3

8.1

0.6

13.8–21.6

17.4

2.4

0.3

− 3.3–21.6

11.3

6.3

0.5

0–22.2

3.0

5.4

0.7

0–22.2

1.8

3.6

0.3

01.09.2012

1.4–19.1

11.3

3.5

0.5

− 9.9–19.1

3.8

6.8

0.5

3.6–17.3

11.5

2.8

0.4

− 3.3–17.3

4.9

5.2

0.4

0–10.7

1.2

2.4

0.3

0–13.4

1.5

2.3

0.2

27.10.2012

-9.9–8.7

1.6

4.8

0.6

− 10.8–16.8

1.0

5.6

0.4

− 3.3–8.5

3.4

2.9

0.4

− 5.2–15.4

2.5

3.8

0.3

0–13.4

1.2

2.2

0.3

0–13.4

1.7

2.4

0.2

08.12.2012

-9.9–6.5

-1.6

5.2

0.7

− 10.8–25.7

4.8

8.1

0.6

− 3.3–5.3

0.8

1.7

0.2

− 5.2–21.7

5.4

5.9

0.4

0–8.6

1.9

2.2

0.3

0–24.7

2.3

3.3

0.3