www.ozflux.org.au, see Beringer et al.¹³).

From: Responses of LAI to rainfall explain contrasting sensitivities to carbon uptake between forest and non-forest ecosystems in Australia

Site	Lon (°)	Lat (°)	T _mean range (°C)	P _rcp range (mm)	LAI (m² m⁻²)	IGBP type	Ecosystem type	OP
Adelaide River	131.18	−13.08	26.7–26.9	1778–1935	1.04	SAV	Non-forest	2007–2008
Alice Springs	133.25	−22.28	21.7–24.3	143–415	0.30	WSA	Non-forest	2011–2013
Calperum	140.59	−34.00	17.3–18.8	211–511	0.44	OSH	Non-forest	2010–2016
Cow Bay	145.45	−16.10	23.5–24.5	2494–5566	4.18	EBF	Forest	2009–2015
Cumberland	150.72	−33.62	18.0–18.8	733–977	1.36	WSA	Non-forest	2013–2016
Daly Pasture	131.32	−14.06	24.4–26.0	1002–1704	1.50	GRA	Non-forest	2008–2012
Daly Uncleared	131.39	−14.16	25.7–27.6	759–1602	1.21	SAV	Non-forest	2007–2016
Dry River	132.37	−15.26	25.1–28.2	694–1449	1.16	SAV	Non-forest	2008–2012
Gingin	115.71	−31.38	17.3–20.0	525–667	0.89	WSA	Non-forest	2011–2015
GWW	120.65	−30.19	18.7–20.1	208–379	0.38	WSA	Non-forest	2013–2016
RDMF	132.48	−14.56	26.5–26.5	791–791	1.04	CRO	Non-forest	2012–2012
Riggs Creek	145.58	−36.65	15.0–16.1	92–552	1.26	GRA	Non-forest	2011–2014
Robson Creek	145.63	−17.12	19.1–19.7	2346–2387	4.53	EBF	Forest	2014–2015
Howard Springs	131.15	−12.50	25.7–28.3	813–2286	1.53	WSA	Non-forest	2001–2016
Samford	152.88	−27.39	18.9–19.7	672–1908	1.96	GRA	Non-forest	2010–2015
Sturt Plains	133.35	−17.15	24.2–27.8	404–992	0.49	GRA	Non-forest	2008–2016
Ti Tree	133.64	−22.29	23.0–23.7	366–674	0.32	WSA	Non-forest	2013–2016
Tumbarumba	148.15	−35.66	7.4–10.6	424–1502	4.17	EBF	Forest	2001–2015
Wallaby Creek	145.19	−37.43	10.3–11.3	531–2384	3.80	EBF	Forest	2006–2011
Warra	146.65	−43.10	10.0–10.2	1047–1291	1.74	EBF	Forest	2014–2015
Whroo	145.03	−36.67	15.4–16.1	912–491	0.94	WSA	Non-forest	2012–2016
Wombat	144.09	−37.42	11.0–12.0	694–1242	4.00	EBF	Forest	2010–2015
Yanco	146.29	−34.99	16.4–17.9	343–1119	0.64	CRO	Non-forest	2013–2016

IGBP biome types savanna (SAV), woody savanna (WSA), shrubland (OSH), grassland (GRA), evergreen broadleaf forest (EBF) and crop land (CRO). Ecosystem types defined in this study are non-forest or forest ecosystems (see Fig. 1). Ranges of mean annual surface air temperature (T_mean in °C) and annual precipitation (P _rcp in mm year⁻¹) over the respective observation period (OP). Summary information about 23 eddy flux tower sites from the OzFlux network (http://www.ozflux.org.au, see Beringer et al.¹³). IGBP biome types savanna (SAV), woody savanna (WSA), shrubland (OSH), grassland (GRA), evergreen broadleaf forest (EBF) and crop land (CRO). Ecosystem types defined in this study are non-forest or forested ecosystems (see Fig. 1). Ranges of mean annual surface air temperature (T_mean in °C) and annual precipitation (P _rcp in mm year⁻¹) over the respective observation period (OP). LAI is annual mean leaf area index derived from MODIS.

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Table 1 Information about 23 eddy flux tower sites from OzFlux network (http://www.ozflux.org.au, see Beringer et al.¹³).

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