Table 4 Location of the three transects with longitude (Long.) and latitude (Lat.), elevation (Elev.) and climatic characteristics of the highest (top end) and the lowest (bottom end) plots. The highest-elevation plots are located in typical beech forests, the lowest plots in typical oak forests. Given are annual mean temperature (MAT), temperature of the warmest month (Tmax), temperature of the coldest month (Tmin), mean temperature of warmest quarter (BIO10), mean annual precipitation (Pm), precipitation of the wettest month (Pmax), precipitation of the driest month (Pmin) and precipitation of the warmest quarter (BIO18) according to data extracted from the CHELSA climate data base (Karger et al., 2017)
Locality | County | Transect position | Long | Lat | Elev. [m] | MAT [C°] | Tmax [C°] | Tmin [C°] | BIO10 [C°] | Pm [mm year−1] | Pmax [mm] | Pmin [mm] | BIO18 [mm] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Milova (Transect A) | Arad | Top end | 21.8135 | 46.1973 | 759 | 7.9 | 23.4 | -6.5 | 18.2 | 892 | 125 | 48 | 254 |
Bottom end | 21.8022 | 46.1290 | 216 | 10.8 | 26.5 | -6.5 | 21.2 | 690 | 132 | 52 | 248 | ||
Maciova (Transect B) | Caraș-Severin | Top end | 22.2460 | 45.5749 | 719 | 8.2 | 23.8 | -7.1 | 18.6 | 951 | 100 | 54 | 216 |
Bottom end | 22.2116 | 45.5248 | 256 | 11.1 | 26.9 | -4.0 | 21.7 | 791 | 81 | 41 | 157 | ||
Eselnita (Transect C) | Orsova | Top end | 22.3188 | 44.7754 | 907 | 7.8 | 23.6 | -3.8 | 18.3 | 844 | 106 | 45 | 201 |
Bottom end | 22.3578 | 44.7173 | 147 | 11.9 | 28.0 | -3.5 | 22.6 | 598 | 69 | 40 | 137 |