TABLE 5.

Changes in C, N, and P release rates (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	TOC		TN		TP
				First (0–180 days)
		K′	R2	k′	R2	k′	R2
A	CK	1.84	0.65	0.72	0.24	4.04	0.63
	SF	4.67	0.72	4.11	0.76	7.19	0.62
	DF	7.15	0.76	6.64	0.83	8.62	0.71
B	CK	2.79	0.71	1.11	0.43	2.10	0.50
	SF	6.53	0.73	5.28	0.76	8.39	0.42
	DF	6.19	0.61	5.32	0.68	7.82	0.44
C	CK	3.24	0.81	1.22	0.44	2.73	0.40
	SF	7.34	0.78	5.75	0.77	9.21	0.59
	DF	6.85	0.69	5.66	0.67	7.94	0.52
Foliage type	Experimental treatment	TOC		TN		TP
				Second (180–360 days)
		k′	R2	k′	R2	k′	R2
A	CK	4.84	0.87	3.71	0.77	7.05	0.86
	SF	4.51	0.54	2.45	0.29	4.01	0.64
	DF	2.52	0.47	2.06	0.42	4.93	0.78
	SF-CK	4.91	0.66	2.86	0.52	3.09	0.46
	DF-CK	4.23	0.42	2.48	0.25	3.54	0.42
B	CK	3.59	0.62	3.20	0.77	6.06	0.89
	SF	6.77	0.72	6.49	0.74	2.73	0.51
	DF	1.71	0.35	1.84	0.21	4.61	0.84
	SF-CK	2.53	0.35	0.51	0.02	3.60	0.64
	DF-CK	3.35	0.32	2.25	0.16	3.85	0.61
C	CK	1.55	0.39	3.38	0.68	3.42	0.44
	SF	4.76	0.74	4.97	0.81	6.66	0.73
	DF	2.85	0.37	4.25	0.46	5.83	0.71
	SF-CK	4.76	0.71	3.09	0.46	4.51	0.49
	DF-CK	4.83	0.57	3.54	0.42	4.65	0.70

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.