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Table 1 Litterfall decomposition rates (k) corresponding to 50% (t0.5) and 95% (t0.05) in the Cerrado surrounding palm swamps in the Southeast of Brazil

From: Litterfall dynamics and soil carbon and nitrogen stocks in the Brazilian palm swamp ecosystems

Cerrado area

Decomposition rate (k)

t0.5

t0.05

AD

0.60

1.17 (427 days)

5.06 (1850 days)

CV

0.53

1.29 (472 days)

5.60 (2045 days)

BG

0.41

1.66 (606 days)

7.19 (2625 days)

  1. AD = Agua Doce palm swamp; CV = Capivara palm swamp; BG = Buriti Grosso palm swamp; t0.5 and t0.05 = time necessary to decompose 50% and 95% of the litter, respectively