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Table 2 Average of soil nutrient stocks in annual litterfall produced (ALP) and accumulated (ALA) 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

P (kg·ha− 1)

K (kg·ha− 1)

Ca (kg·ha− 1)

Mg (kg·ha− 1)

ALP

ALA

ALP

ALA

ALP

ALA

ALP

ALA

AD

1.38 aA

1.77 aA

6.10 aA

5.06 aB

24.0 aB

29.9 aA

3.86 aA

4.46 aA

CV

0.96 bB

1.28 bA

6.37 aA

5.76 aB

28.0 aB

41.1 aA

4.89 aA

5.11aA

BG

1.32 aB

2.80 aA

3.92 bA

3.03 bB

12.0 bB

26.6 bA

2.45 bB

5.02aA

  1. Legend: The mean values followed by the same letters (lowercase among the three areas in the columns and uppercase between the two compartments in the rows) did not differ statistically by the Tukey Test (p < 0.05). AD = Agua Doce palm swamp; CV = Capivara palm swamp; BG = Buriti Grossop palm swamp
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