Ecological Archives E096-055-A1

Ecological Archives E096-055-A1

André Frainer, Marcelo S. Moretti, Wenjing Xu, and Mark O. Gessner. 2015. No evidence for leaf-trait dissimilarity effects on litter decomposition, fungal decomposers, and nutrient dynamics. Ecology 96:550–561. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/14-1151.1

Appendix A. Leaf litter decomposition rates in coarse and fine- mesh bags.

Table A1. Summary of decomposition rates (k) of leaf litter decomposing in coarse-mesh bags containing a single leaf species or two-species mixtures. Decomposition rates were calculated by nonlinear regression analysis by assuming a simple exponential decay model.

Species	Paired species	Exposure time (day)	k (day^-1)	SE	r²
Alnus	-	42	-0.0172	0.0023	0.907
Betula	-	84	-0.0163	0.0021	0.918
Cornus	-	21	-0.0439	0.0064	0.952
Fagus	-	84	-0.0023	0.0007	0.543
Juglans	-	84	-0.0130	0.0016	0.908
Populus	-	42	-0.0268	0.0022	0.969
Quercus	-	84	-0.0044	0.0004	0.921
Ulmus	-	42	-0.0307	0.0050	0.895
Alnus	Betula	42	-0.0188	0.0021	0.934
Alnus	Cornus	21	-0.0204	0.0024	0.957
Alnus	Fagus	42	-0.0260	0.0021	0.968
Alnus	Juglans	42	-0.0267	0.0027	0.951
Alnus	Populus	42	-0.0252	0.0026	0.950
Alnus	Quercus	42	-0.0207	0.0017	0.963
Alnus	Ulmus	42	-0.0192	0.0040	0.803
Betula	Alnus	42	-0.0147	0.0014	0.951
Betula	Cornus	42	-0.0180	0.0022	0.919
Betula	Fagus	42	-0.0199	0.0008	0.991
Betula	Juglans	42	-0.0179	0.0034	0.803
Betula	Populus	42	-0.0214	0.0048	0.794
Betula	Quercus	42	-0.0212	0.0010	0.956
Betula	Ulmus	42	-0.0199	0.0011	0.985
Cornus	Alnus	21	-0.0620	0.0096	0.963
Cornus	Betula	21	-0.0677	0.0182	0.908
Cornus	Fagus	21	-0.0568	0.0068	0.975
Cornus	Juglans	21	-0.0669	0.0183	0.904
Cornus	Populus	21	-0.0503	0.0027	0.994
Cornus	Quercus	21	-0.0487	0.0005	0.999
Cornus	Ulmus	21	-0.0719	0.0130	0.960
Fagus	Alnus	84	-0.0025	0.0007	0.580
Fagus	Betula	84	-0.0034	0.0010	0.572
Fagus	Cornus	84	-0.0019	0.0005	0.605
Fagus	Juglans	42	-0.0041	0.0009	0.745
Fagus	Populus	84	-0.0033	0.0081	0.641
Fagus	Quercus	84	-0.0020	0.0006	0.562
Fagus	Ulmus	84	-0.0021	0.0006	0.526
Juglans	Alnus	84	-0.0172	0.0026	0.879
Juglans	Betula	84	-0.0178	0.0021	0.918
Juglans	Cornus	42	-0.0160	0.0032	0.806
Juglans	Fagus	84	-0.0150	0.0019	0.911
Juglans	Populus	84	-0.0126	0.0016	0.898
Juglans	Quercus	42	-0.0120	0.0015	0.919
Juglans	Ulmus	42	-0.0102	0.0016	0.876
Populus	Alnus	42	-0.0311	0.0026	0.972
Populus	Betula	42	-0.0317	0.0028	0.968
Populus	Cornus	42	-0.0273	0.0021	0.974
Populus	Fagus	42	-0.0284	0.0026	0.963
Populus	Juglans	84	-0.0259	0.0036	0.902
Populus	Quercus	42	-0.0315	0.0026	0.972
Populus	Ulmus	42	-0.0318	0.0027	0.972
Quercus	Alnus	84	-0.0051	0.0015	0.570
Quercus	Betula	84	-0.0092	0.0025	0.680
Quercus	Cornus	84	-0.0052	0.0006	0.893
Quercus	Fagus	84	-0.0052	0.0013	0.647
Quercus	Juglans	84	-0.0049	0.0006	0.873
Quercus	Populus	84	-0.0040	0.0009	0.683
Quercus	Ulmus	84	-0.0057	0.0006	0.924
Ulmus	Alnus	42	-0.0343	0.0077	0.823
Ulmus	Betula	21	-0.0462	0.0054	0.970
Ulmus	Cornus	21	-0.0500	0.0028	0.993
Ulmus	Fagus	21	-0.0286	0.0005	0.999
Ulmus	Juglans	42	-0.0329	0.0046	0.923
Ulmus	Populus	21	-0.0311	0.0011	0.996
Ulmus	Quercus	21	-0.0300	0.0050	0.926

Table A2. Summary of decomposition rates (k) of leaf litter decomposing in fine-mesh bags containing a single leaf species or two-species mixtures. Decomposition rates were calculated by nonlinear regression analysis by assuming a simple exponential decay model.

Species	Pairing species	Exposure time (day)	k (day^-1)	Standard error	r²
Alnus	-	42	-0.0082	0.0006	0.981
Betula	-	42	-0.0100	0.0013	0.962
Cornus	-	42	-0.0232	0.0047	0.912
Fagus	-	42	-0.0033	0.0003	0.967
Juglans	-	42	-0.0056	0.0007	0.945
Populus	-	42	-0.0179	0.0015	0.987
Quercus	-	42	-0.0039	0.0001	0.995
Ulmus	-	42	-0.0245	0.0045	0.929
Alnus	Betula	42	-0.0133	0.0014	0.964
Alnus	Cornus	42	-0.0111	0.0014	0.947
Alnus	Fagus	42	-0.0096	0.0015	0.923
Alnus	Juglans	42	-0.0113	0.0017	0.926
Alnus	Populus	42	-0.0084	0.0009	0.962
Alnus	Quercus	42	-0.0085	0.0009	0.965
Alnus	Ulmus	42	-0.0108	0.0039	0.694
Betula	Alnus	42	-0.0138	0.0018	0.947
Betula	Cornus	42	-0.0133	0.0020	0.932
Betula	Fagus	42	-0.0120	0.0012	0.967
Betula	Juglans	42	-0.0081	0.0041	0.521
Betula	Populus	42	-0.0140	0.0008	0.989
Betula	Quercus	42	-0.0114	0.0006	0.991
Betula	Ulmus	42	-0.0130	0.0009	0.984
Cornus	Alnus	42	-0.0278	0.0052	0.936
Cornus	Betula	42	-0.0255	0.0079	0.832
Cornus	Fagus	42	-0.0210	0.0073	0.766
Cornus	Juglans	42	-0.0292	0.0022	0.990
Cornus	Populus	42	-0.0214	0.0040	0.920
Cornus	Quercus	42	-0.0177	0.0011	0.990
Cornus	Ulmus	42	-0.0307	0.0078	0.902
Fagus	Alnus	42	-0.0030	0.0003	0.972
Fagus	Betula	42	-0.0032	0.0001	0.993
Fagus	Cornus	42	-0.0030	0.0004	0.932
Fagus	Juglans	42	-0.0031	0.0002	0.989
Fagus	Populus	42	-0.0035	0.0002	0.983
Fagus	Quercus	42	-0.0033	0.0000	0.999
Fagus	Ulmus	42	-0.0037	0.0002	0.989
Juglans	Alnus	42	-0.0082	0.0026	0.736
Juglans	Betula	42	-0.0074	0.0003	0.994
Juglans	Cornus	42	-0.0082	0.0006	0.981
Juglans	Fagus	42	-0.0075	0.0009	0.949
Juglans	Populus	42	-0.0060	0.0010	0.909
Juglans	Quercus	42	-0.0055	0.0006	0.963
Juglans	Ulmus	42	-0.0063	0.0009	0.924
Populus	Alnus	42	-0.0197	0.0012	0.991
Populus	Betula	42	-0.0205	0.0013	0.990
Populus	Cornus	42	-0.0195	0.0016	0.982
Populus	Fagus	42	-0.0206	0.0022	0.971
Populus	Juglans	42	-0.0183	0.0011	0.990
Populus	Quercus	42	-0.0183	0.0017	0.976
Populus	Ulmus	42	-0.0188	0.0021	0.966
Quercus	Alnus	42	-0.0052	0.0004	0.983
Quercus	Betula	42	-0.0047	0.0003	0.988
Quercus	Cornus	42	-0.0042	0.0006	0.921
Quercus	Fagus	42	-0.0050	0.0002	0.994
Quercus	Juglans	42	-0.0047	0.0003	0.981
Quercus	Populus	42	-0.0042	0.0006	0.929
Quercus	Ulmus	42	-0.0053	0.0001	0.998
Ulmus	Alnus	42	-0.0214	0.0051	0.877
Ulmus	Betula	42	-0.0247	0.0035	0.958
Ulmus	Cornus	42	-0.0296	0.0081	0.882
Ulmus	Fagus	42	-0.0177	0.0009	0.992
Ulmus	Juglans	42	-0.0163	0.0014	0.980
Ulmus	Populus	42	-0.0135	0.0046	0.730
Ulmus	Quercus	42	-0.0206	0.0017	0.983

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