## Appendix A
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\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c c c c c c c c} \hline \hline \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Year of Installation**} & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**2016**} & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**2017**} & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**2018**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**2019**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**2020**} \\ \hline
**Decomposition Period,** & **3** & **12** & **24** & **36** & **48** & **3** & **12** & **24** & **36** & **12** & **24** & **3** & **12** & **3** \\
**Months/Substrate** & & & & & & & & & & & & & & \\ \hline \multicolumn{10}{c}{_Andromeda polifolia_} \\ _Betala pulsecence_ & & 8 & 8 & 7 & 8 & 8 & 8 & 9 & 8 & 7 & 8 \\ _Carex linosa_ & & 8 & 8 & 4 & 2 & 8 & 7 & 8 & 8 & 7 & 7 \\ _Chamelagbrine calyculata_ & & 8 & 8 & 7 & 5 & 8 & 8 & 8 & 8 & 7 & 6 \\ _Entirophur vaguatum_ & & 8 & 8 & 6 & 4 & 8 & 8 & 7 & 8 & 6 & 8 \\ _Leulum pulstre_ & & 8 & 8 & 8 & 5 & 8 & 4 & 6 & 8 & 7 & 8 \\ _Piinus sibrica_ & & 8 & 8 & 8 & 8 & 8 & 7 & 8 & 7 & 8 \\ _Populus tremula_ & & 8 & 8 & 8 & 8 & 8 & 7 & 8 & 7 & 8 \\ _Rubus chamaemorus_ & & 8 & 8 & 8 & 6 & 8 & 8 & 6 & 8 & 7 & 7 \\ _Scheuchzeria palustris_ & & 8 & 6 & 2 & & 8 & 8 & 8 & 8 & 7 & 8 \\ _Sphagnum balticum_ & & 8 & 8 & 4 & 1 & 8 & 8 & 9 & 8 & 7 & 8 \\ _Sphagnum fuscum_ & & 8 & 8 & 8 & 8 & 8 & 7 & 8 & 8 & 8 \\ Tea, green & 24 & 24 & 24 & 23 & 64 & 60 & 54 & 8 & & 78 & 24 \\ Tea, roeibos & 24 & 24 & 24 & 59 & 56 & 53 & 8 & & 76 & 24 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 3: Total number of extracted litter bags of each type in decomposition dynamics experiment in Mukhrino FS by decomposition periods and years of installation extracted by spring 2021. \begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c} \hline \hline \(n\) & **Parameter** & **Equipment** & **Ridge** & **Hollow** \\ \hline
1 & Air temperature and humidity at 2 m & Rotronic HC2A-S3 & 1 & 1 \\
2 & Atmospheric pressure & Campbell Scientific CS105 PTB101b & 1 & - \\
3 & Wind speed and direction at 2 m & Young Wind Monitor 05103 & - & 1 \\
4 & Wind speed and direction at 10 m & Young Wind Monitor 05103 & 1 & - \\
5 & Incoming PAR & Li-Cor LI-190R & 1 & 1 \\
6 & Reflected PAR & Li-Cor LI-190R & 1 & 1 \\
7 & Net radiation balance & Kipp \& Zonen NRLite & 1 & 1 \\
8 & Ground heat flux & Huksellux Heat Flux Sensor & 2 & 1 \\  & & HFF01 SC & & \\
9 & Precipitation (summer) & HOBO Data Logging Rain Gauge & - & 1 \\  & & RG3-M & & \\
10 & Snow depth & Manual observations & - & 1 \\
11 & Surface albedo & Calculated from Li-Cor LI-190R & 1 & 1 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 1: List of sensors, parameters and installation site at Mukhrino field station, 2010–2019. \begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c c c c c} \hline \hline \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Year of Installation**} & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**2016**} & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**2017**} & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**2018**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**2019**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**2020**} \\ \hline
**Decomposition Period,** & **3** & **12** & **24** & **36** & **48** & **3** & **12** & **24** & **36** & **12** & **24** & **3** & **12** & **3** \\
**Months/Substrate** & & & & & & & & & & & & & \\ \hline \multicolumn{10}{c}{_Andromeda polifolia_} \\ _Betala pulsecence_ & & 8 & 8 & 7 & 8 & 8 & 8 & 9 & 8 & 7 & 8 \\ _Carex linosa_ & & 8 & 8 & 4 & 2 & 8 & 7 & 8 & 8 & 7 & 7 \\ _Chamelagbrine calyculata_ & & 8 & 8 & 7 & 5 & 8 & 8 & 8 & 8 & 7 & 6 \\ _Entirophur vaguatumatum_ & & 8 & 8 & 6 & 4 & 8 & 8 & 7 & 8 & 6 & 8 \\ _Leulum pulstre_ & & 8 & 8 & 8 & 5 & 8 & 4 & 6 & 8 & 7 & 8 \\ _Piinus sibrica_ & & 8 & 8 & 8 & 8 & 8 & 7 & 8 & 7 & 8 \\ _Populus tremula_ & & 8 & 8 & 8 & 8 & 8 & 7 & 8 & 7 & 8 \\ _Rubus chamaemorus_ & & 8 & 8 & 8 & 6 & 8 & 8 & 6 & 8 & 7 & 7 \\ _Scheuchzeria palustris_ & & 8 & 6 & 2 & & 8 & 8 & 8 & 8 & 8 \\ _Sphagnum balticum_ & & 8 & 8 & 4 & 1 & 8 & 8 & 9 & 8 & 7 & 8 \\ _Sphagnum fuscum_ & & 8 & 8 & 8 & 8 & 8 & 7 & 8 & 8 & 8 \\ Tea, green & 24 & 24 & 24 & 23 & 64 & 60 & 54 & 8 & & 78 & 24 \\ Tea, roeibos & 24 & 24 & 24 & 24 & 59 & 56 & 53 & 8 & & 76 & 24 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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