Table 1. Initial litter chemistry component of L. chinensis and P. communis .
Species | C (mg/g) | N (mg/g) | P (mg/g) | C:N | Cellulose (%) | Lignin (%) |
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L. chinensis | 321.4±6.0b | 6.272±0.3a | 0.86±0.02a | 51.24±3b | 36.58±2b | 6.22±0.2b |
P. communis | 394.12±7.2a | 4.037±0.2b | 0.78±0.01b | 97.63±7a | 41.24±5a | 8.21±0.3a |
C = total C; N = total N; P = total P. Values presented are the means±S.E. (n = 6). Statistically significant differences (P < 0.05) between treatments are indicated by different lowercase letters.