VARIABLE |
VARIABLE |
UNIT |
MEAN |
MIN |
MAX |
Leaf production |
LAI |
m2 leaf m-2
ground |
0.89±0.1 |
0.05±0.02 |
1.91±0.25 |
|
SLA |
m2 g-1 dw |
0.019±0.0006 |
0.015±0.0008 |
0.027±0.001 |
|
Leaf production |
g dw m-2 ground |
47±5 |
2.9±1.07 |
104±13.8 |
Green leaves |
C |
%dw |
43±0.2 |
41±3 |
46±3 |
|
N |
%dw |
3.0±0.11 |
2.1±0.3 |
4.5±0.6 |
|
P |
%dw |
0.29±0.01 |
0.17±0.03 |
0.43±0.07 |
|
CT |
%dw |
0.52±0.13 |
0.004±0.002 |
1.9±1.2 |
|
C:N |
|
15±0.5 |
9±1 |
21±2 |
|
C:P |
|
160±7.2 |
95±11 |
248±27 |
|
CT:C |
‰ |
12±41 |
0.09±0.06 |
45±29 |
Senesced leaves |
C |
%dw |
44±0.3 |
43±1 |
47±1 |
|
N |
%dw |
1.2±0.06 |
0.8±0.1 |
1.9±0.3 |
|
P |
%dw |
0.18±0.008 |
0.1±0.02 |
0.25±0.06 |
|
C:N |
|
38±1.8 |
23±4 |
58±9.8 |
|
C:P |
|
254±12 |
172±41 |
444±107 |
Resorption |
N |
% |
56±2.8 |
23±5 |
81±18 |
|
P |
% |
30±4.1 |
-11±4 |
81±26 |
Litter input |
C |
g m-2
|
21±2.2 |
1.3±0.47 |
45±6.1 |
|
N |
g m-2
|
0.6±0.08 |
0.03±0.012 |
1.6±0.31 |
|
P |
g m-2
|
0.09±0.011 |
0.006±0.0023 |
0.24±0.032 |
Herbivory level |
prop. of leaf area |
% |
1.6±0.33 |
0.01±0.012 |
7±0.82 |
|
prop. of leaves damaged |
% |
10±1.6 |
0.48±0.476 |
42±5.34 |
Insect deposits |
C |
mg m-2
|
250±48 |
3±3 |
1030±340 |
|
N |
mg m-2
|
17±3.3 |
0.3±0.26 |
60±21 |
|
P |
mg m-2
|
1.7±0.32 |
0.2±0.023 |
6.2±2.0 |
|
prop. of annual C |
% |
1.5±0.3 |
0.01±0.012 |
6.3±3.7 |
|
prop. of annual N |
% |
3.6±0.7 |
0.03±0.028 |
14.1±7.3 |
|
prop. of annual P |
% |
2.4±0.5 |
0.03±0.031 |
9±5.9 |