Litterfall and litter chemistry change over time in an old-growth temperate forest, northeastern China

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Table II

The R values for the relationship between litterfall of various litter components and the corresponding basal area (Coefficient 1) and the relationship between the percent contribution of each litter component and the corresponding relative basal area (Coefficient 2).

Relationship Types	Coefficient 1	Coefficient 2
Ash- BA_ash	–0.48^*	0.83^**
Bass- BA_bass	–0.31	0.53^*
Oak- BA_oak	0.45	0.20
Maple- BA_maple	0.23	0.11
Pine- BA_pine	0.84^**	0.81^**
Subdominant species- BA_sub	0.41	0.25
Twigs- BA_total	0.56^*
Reproductive structures-BA_broadleaf	0.08
Total-BA_total	0.52^*

P < 0.05,

^**

P < 0.01.