Ecological Archives E096-055-A3
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 C. Nitrogen and phosphorus dynamics after 42 days of litter exposure in a stream.
Table C1. Leaf litter nitrogen and phosphorus nutrient dynamics (mean ± SD) after 42 days of exposure in coarse-mesh bags. Values are the quotient between nutrient concentration at days 42 and zero (after leaching) and represent positive (> 1) or negative (< 1) dynamics of nutrients. Values for mixtures refer to pooled data across all mixed litter-bags for the respective species.
Species |
Mixture treatment |
N dynamics |
n |
P dynamics |
n |
A. glutinosa |
Mixture |
1.36 ± 0.13 |
19 |
1.76 ± 0.27 |
19 |
Single-species |
1.45 ± 0.07 |
3 |
1.60 ± 0.14 |
3 |
|
B. pendula |
Mixture |
2.48 ± 0.20 |
14 |
0.37 ± 0.04 |
14 |
Single-species |
2.50 ± 0.07 |
2 |
0.40 ± 0.01 |
2 |
|
C. sanguinea |
Mixture |
1.18 ± 0.30 |
2 |
0.80 ± 0.18 |
2 |
Single-species |
0.91 ± NA |
1 |
0.71 ± NA |
1 |
|
F. sylvatica |
Mixture |
1.35 ± 0.09 |
21 |
3.01 ± 0.44 |
21 |
Single-species |
1.38 ± 0.04 |
3 |
3.12 ± 0.33 |
3 |
|
J. regia |
Mixture |
1.26 ± 0.10 |
21 |
1.25 ± 0.11 |
21 |
Single-species |
1.32 ± 0.10 |
3 |
1.31 ± 0.08 |
3 |
|
P. nigra |
Mixture |
1.97 ± 0.24 |
13 |
4.01 ± 0.26 |
13 |
Single-species |
2.46 ± 0.01 |
2 |
4.42 ± 0.25 |
2 |
|
Q. rubra |
Mixture |
1.48 ± 0.10 |
21 |
0.63 ± 0.07 |
21 |
Single-species |
1.42 ± 0.13 |
3 |
0.62 ± 0.10 |
3 |
|
U. glabra |
Mixture |
1.54 ± 0.16 |
10 |
0.86 ± 0.12 |
10 |
Single-species |
1.62 ± 0.02 |
3 |
0.99 ± 0.01 |
3 |