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. 2015 Mar 16;10(3):e0116013. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116013

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 (%)
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.