TABLE 3.

Changes in decomposition rate (k′, g⋅g^–1⋅day^–1) of leaves of Taxodium distichum (A), Salix matsudana (B), and their mixtures (C) under different experimental treatments.

Foliage type	Experimental treatment	First (0–180 days)		Second (180–360 days)
		k′ (g⋅g–1⋅dy–1)	R2	k′ (g⋅g–1⋅day–1)	R2
A	CK	1.95	0.73	2.15	0.80
	SF	4.97	0.68	3.00	0.48
	DF	4.99	0.70	2.30	0.51
	SF-CK			1.63	0.47
	DF-CK			1.28	0.37
B	CK	3.18	0.84	2.65	0.84
	SF	6.60	0.64	4.54	0.70
	DF	5.02	0.56	1.91	0.60
	SF-CK			0.76	0.11
	DF-CK			1.38	0.35
C	CK	3.48	0.91	1.48	0.90
	SF	7.49	0.71	4.04	0.69
	DF	6.04	0.61	2.52	0.32
	SF-CK			1.96	0.33
	DF-CK			1.38	0.29

First: the first half of the year (0–180 days); second: the second half of the year (180–360 days); k′, k × 10³. CK, unflooded; SF, shallow flooding; DF, deep flooding; SF-CK, first half a year SF followed by half a year CK; DF-CK, first half a year DF followed by half a year CK.