Appendix C (Table C1). Comparison of mean foliar N concentrations (% dry mass) between common species which were found exclusively on high-nutrient basalt (Lamins Hill) or the low-nutrient granite at Mt. Nomico, Australia.
Lamins Hill (Basalt) |
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Species |
Family |
Mean percentage N (± 1 SE) |
n |
Aglaia meridionalis |
Meliaceae |
1.83 ± 0.12 |
3 |
Archidendron ramiflorum |
Mimosaceae |
3.43 ± 0.13 |
3 |
Austromuellera trinervia |
Proteaceae |
1.54 ± 0.16 |
3 |
Cryptocarya melanocarpa |
Lauraceae |
1.76 ± 0.04 |
3 |
Doryphora aromatica |
Monimiaceae |
1.98 ± 0.19 |
3 |
Endiandra leptodendron |
Lauraceae |
1.72 ± 0.11 |
4 |
Fransiscodendron laurifolium |
Sterculiaceae |
2.00 ± 0.53 |
3 |
Haplostichanthus sp. (Topaz LJW520) |
Annonaceae |
2.30 ± 0.10 |
4 |
Macaranga inamoena |
Euphorbiaceae |
2.30 ± 0.14 |
4 |
Mischocarpus macrocarpus |
Sapindaceae |
1.95 ± 0.11 |
4 |
Neolitsea dealbata |
Lauraceae |
1.48 ± 0.08 |
4 |
Opisthiolepis heterophylla |
Proteaceae |
1.78 ± 0.25 |
3 |
Pilidiostigma tetramerum |
Myrtaceae |
1.47 ± 0.12 |
3 |
Wilkiea sp. (Boonjee BG 5413) |
Monimiaceae |
2.46 ± 0.07 |
5 |
Overall mean foliar N% |
2.01 ± 0.08 |
50 |
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Mt. Nomico (granite) |
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Species |
Family |
Mean percentage N (± 1 SE) |
n |
Austromatthaea elegans |
Monimiaceae |
1.85 ± 0.10 |
4 |
Bobea myrtoides |
Rubiaceae |
1.42 ± 0.09 |
5 |
Brackenridgea australiana |
Ochnaceae |
1.70 ± 0.40 |
5 |
Cryptocarya angulata |
Lauraceae |
1.77 ± 0.09 |
3 |
Cryptocarya cocosoides |
Lauraceae |
1.96 ± 0.08 |
3 |
Cryptocarya putida |
Lauraceae |
1.34 ± 0.07 |
5 |
Elaeocarpus sericopetalus |
Elaeocarpaceae |
1.68 ± 0.16 |
4 |
Flindersia bourjotiana |
Rutaceae |
1.00 ± 0.15 |
4 |
Musgravea stenystachya |
Proteaceae |
0.86 ± 0.04 |
4 |
Polyscias purpurea |
Araliacae |
1.58 ± 0.07 |
3 |
Rhodomyrtus pervagata |
Myrtaceae |
1.27 ± 0.07 |
3 |
Syzygium kuranda |
Myrtaceae |
0.92 ± 0.02 |
3 |
Overall mean foliar N% |
1.44 ± 0.07 |
46 |
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Notes: A nested ANOVA indicated that there were significant differences in total N content between species (F24,68 = 6.1, P < 0.0001), and with soil type (F1,68 = 11.3, P < 0.01; using the Satterthwaite approximation for unequal sample size).