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Table 2.

Average amounts of nutrients (biogenic silica [BSi], C, and N; g) and metals (mg) in litterbags during 520 days of litter decomposition (n = 14); litter release rates (%) between brackets [release (–) enrichment (+)]; differences in averages between species were tested with analysis of variance. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2021.00084.t2

	PA	SA	CM
	Average (Release Rate)	Average (Release Rate)	Average (Release Rate)
BSi	0.490 ± 0.146^a (–97.23)	0.344 ± 0.091^b (–96.75)	0.295 ± 0.092^b (–98.64)
C	4.20 ± 0.674^a (–85.05)	4.49 ± 0.779^a (–87.68)	3.46 ± 0.736^b (–92.85)
N	0.170 ± 0.027^a (–85.45)	0.098 ± 0.015^b (–81.45)	0.117 ± 0.015^c (–78.71)
Cr	0.418 ± 0.078^a (–87.50)	0.410 ± 0.064^b (–72.82)	0.110 ± 0.025^a (–76.48)
Cu	0.209 ± 0.020^a (+90.48)	0.190 ± 0.016^a (+43.54)	0.196 ± 0.026^a (–22.91)
Zn	0.625 ± 0.085^a (–34.29)	0.590 ± 0.089^b (+81.60)	0.340 ± 0.071^a (–76.44)
Cd	0.0014 ± 0.0001^a (+608.06)	0.0013 ± 0.0001^a (+34.61)	0.0015 ± 0.0004^a (–87.91)
Pb	0.097 ± 0.008^a (+219.49)	0.125 ± 0.016^b (+76.04)	0.037 ± 0.005^c (+166.38)
Al	89.28 ± 11.72^a (+51.24)	121.23 ± 18.61^b (+56.53)	32.60 ± 6.79^c (+49.61)
Mn	5.21 ± 0.66^a (–67.01)	4.32 ± 0.78^b (–85.14)	2.46 ± 0.51^c (–84.20)
Fe	61.86 ± 6.99^a (+634.96)	69.28 ± 10.04^b (+69.69)	20.91 ± 4.56^b (+89.09)

	PA	SA	CM
	Average (Release Rate)	Average (Release Rate)	Average (Release Rate)
BSi	0.490 ± 0.146^a (–97.23)	0.344 ± 0.091^b (–96.75)	0.295 ± 0.092^b (–98.64)
C	4.20 ± 0.674^a (–85.05)	4.49 ± 0.779^a (–87.68)	3.46 ± 0.736^b (–92.85)
N	0.170 ± 0.027^a (–85.45)	0.098 ± 0.015^b (–81.45)	0.117 ± 0.015^c (–78.71)
Cr	0.418 ± 0.078^a (–87.50)	0.410 ± 0.064^b (–72.82)	0.110 ± 0.025^a (–76.48)
Cu	0.209 ± 0.020^a (+90.48)	0.190 ± 0.016^a (+43.54)	0.196 ± 0.026^a (–22.91)
Zn	0.625 ± 0.085^a (–34.29)	0.590 ± 0.089^b (+81.60)	0.340 ± 0.071^a (–76.44)
Cd	0.0014 ± 0.0001^a (+608.06)	0.0013 ± 0.0001^a (+34.61)	0.0015 ± 0.0004^a (–87.91)
Pb	0.097 ± 0.008^a (+219.49)	0.125 ± 0.016^b (+76.04)	0.037 ± 0.005^c (+166.38)
Al	89.28 ± 11.72^a (+51.24)	121.23 ± 18.61^b (+56.53)	32.60 ± 6.79^c (+49.61)
Mn	5.21 ± 0.66^a (–67.01)	4.32 ± 0.78^b (–85.14)	2.46 ± 0.51^c (–84.20)
Fe	61.86 ± 6.99^a (+634.96)	69.28 ± 10.04^b (+69.69)	20.91 ± 4.56^b (+89.09)

Values with the same letter did not significantly differ between species (P > 0.05).

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