Litter traits

Variables

Total phenolics, TP

Condensed tannins, CT

Lignin, LIG

Nitrogen, N

Carbon to N ratio, C:N

Total phenolics to N ratio, TP:N

Condensed tannins to N ratio, CT:N

Lignin to N ratio, LIG:N

Leaf mass per area, LMA

Toughness, T

TP

0.52**

−0.48**

−0.22

0.32*

0.98***

0.54***

−0.24

0.42**

0.11

CT

0.57***

−0.34*

−0.02

0.00

0.48**

0.95***

−0.23

0.20

0.01

LIG

−0.64***

−0.18

−0.31†

0.30†

−0.39*

−0.23

0.87***

0.21

0.42**

N

0.03

0.02

−0.40*

−0.90***

−0.42**

−0.29†

−0.73***

−0.39*

−0.30†

C:N

0.03

−0.02

0.37*

−0.94***

0.50**

0.25

0.67***

0.51**

0.39*

TP:N

0.96***

0.53***

−0.51***

−0.24

0.29†

0.56***

−0.06

0.48**

0.17

CT:N

0.54***

0.93***

−0.06

−0.29†

0.28†

0.60***

0.00

0.29†

0.09

LIG:N

−0.45**

−0.14

0.08***

−0.78***

0.73***

−0.23

0.11

0.36*

0.45**

LMA

0.22

0.21

0.15

−0.32*

0.38*

0.31†

0.31†

0.27†

0.83***

T

−0.07

0.00

0.39*

−0.33*

0.35*

0.03

0.10

0.43**

0.82***