Table 4.

Spearman's correlation coefficients among N, P resorption efficiencies (subscript RE), stoichiometric N:P ratios of leaf litterfall (subscript L) and fresh leaves (subscript F), nutrient concentrations of leaf litterfall (subscript L) and fresh leaves (subscript F), and soil nutrient concentrations (subscript S) at p < .05 (*) or at p < .01 (**)

	NRE	PRE	N:PL	N:PF	CL	CF	NL	NF	PL	PF	CS	NS
PRE	0.75*
N:PL	0.05	0.02
N:PF	−0.02	−0.37	0.83**
CL	0.48	0.43	−0.21	−0.38
CF	0.03	−0.03	−0.20	−0.18	0.85**
NL	−0.85**	−0.80**	0.32	0.43	−0.55	−0.20
NF	0.08	−0.40	0.48	0.73*	−0.28	−0.12	0.37
PL	−0.64	−0.55	−0.74*	−0.47	−0.20	0.02	0.36	−0.33
PF	−0.08	0.09	−0.90**	−0.90**	0.28	0.15	−0.22	−0.50	0.66*
CS	−0.30	−0.25	0.25	0.28	−0.63*	−0.79**	0.37	−0.03	0.03	−0.28
NS	−0.37	−0.48	0.23	0.42	−0.84**	−0.81**	0.50	0.33	0.16	−0.24	0.85**
PS	0.18	−0.04	−0.56	−0.42	−0.27	−0.29	−0.15	0.08	0.41	0.59	0.07	0.37