Forest Ecosystems

Table 7 Carbon concentrations (%) and contents (mg∙cm⁻³) in relation to decay stage (DS), mean and standard deviation (SD), as well as no. of samples, of log segments of Fagus sylvatica, Picea abies and Pinus sylvestris

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

Species		Decay stage												p value (Anova)
		1			2			3			4			p value (Anova)
		Mean	SD	n	Mean	SD	n	Mean	SD	n	Mean	SD	n	DS	Species
F. sylvatica ^a	%	46.3^a	0.52	4	47.5^b	0.62	39	47.5^b	0.73	22	47.4^ab	0.31	2	< 0.05	< 0.001
F. sylvatica ^a	mg∙cm⁻³	315^a	3.6	4	238^b	36.8	39	174^c	48.3	22	161^c	52.7	2	< 0.05
P. abies ^b	%	47.^a	0.89	7	49.9^b	1.51	38	50.1^b	1.73	34	49.8^b	2.73	9	< 0.01
P. abies ^b	mg∙cm⁻³	203^a	9.2	7	170^b	17.4	38	155^c	18.1	34	117^c	34.1	9	< 0.01
P. sylvestris ^b	%	48.8 ^a	1.13	5	49.2 ^a	1.54	34	50.2^b	1.31	31	51.4		1	< 0.05
P. sylvestris ^b	mg∙cm⁻³	235^a	11.4	5	198^b	22.6	34	162^c	28.5	31	149^d		1	< 0.01

Small letters indicate significant differences between tree species for total C concentration as well as between the different decay stages within each species

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