Forest Ecosystems

Table 3 Annual decomposition constants k for different diameter classesin Fagus sylvatica, Picea abies and Pinus sylvestris

From: Decomposition dynamics of coarse woody debris of three important central European tree species

Species	Diameter class (cm)			Combined
Species	< 20	20–40	> 40	Combined
F. sylvatica (n = 96)	0.078 (0.027)^a	0.055 (0.027)^b	0.035 (0.015)^c	0.054 (0.028)
P. abies (n = 107)	0.034 (0.011)^a	0.036 (0.012)^a	0.027 (0.013)^b	0.033 (0.013)
P. sylvestris (n = 83)	0.050 (0.015)^a	0.030 (0.01)^b	0.021 (0.01)^c	0.032 (0.015)

Values are means with standard deviation in parentheses. Different letters indicate significant differences between diameter classes (p < 0.05)

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