TABLE 2.

Ergosterol contents, acetate incorporation rates, C/nutrient ratios, and organic matter densities for standing decaying smooth cordgrass blades at sites from Maine to Florida

Site	Ergosterol content (μg g of organic matter−1)	Rate of acetate incorporation (pmol μg of ergosterol−1 h−1)	C/N ratioa	C/P ratioa	Leaf blade organic matter density (mg/cm2 of leaf)
ME	597 ± 136b	43 ± 16	32 ± 3	311 ± 23	6.0 ± 0.8
MA2	714 ± 339	11 ± 3	34 ± 4	405 ± 18	6.5 ± 3.0
MA1	517 ± 332	23 ± 16	53 ± 10	599 ± 97	12.6 ± 1.9
VA1	573 ± 259	14 ± 9	74 ± 21	481 ± 25	11.7 ± 2.1
VA2	632 ± 270	21 ± 9	41 ± 10	378 ± 23	10.2 ± 1.6
FL1	607 ± 54	18 ± 11	56 ± 10	602 ± 75	14.2 ± 1.2
FL2	560 ± 63	22 ± 9	52 ± 18	324 ± 22	13.1 ± 2.7
FL3	337 ± 95	55 ± 20	68 ± 16	419 ± 69	13.4 ± 4.1
P, ANOVAc	0.876	0.005	0.002	0.000	0.000
r, with latituded	0.128	−0.053	−0.363	0.009	−0.555
P, r with latitude	0.499	0.779	0.049	0.963	0.001

^aMass ratio. 

^bMean ± standard deviation. 

^cP, among sites. 

^dCorrelation with latitude (n = 30).