Leaf Litter Decomposition and Nutrient Dynamics in Woodland and Wetland Conditions along a Forest to Wetland Hillslope

Table 2

Parameters estimated by the two-substrate quality decay model^∗, describing litter weight remaining as functions of the duration of field decomposition. 𝑡₁(1/2) and 𝑡₂(1/2) are half-lives for the labile and recalcitrant fractions.

Litter species	Site	A	𝑘1	𝑘2	𝑡1(1/2)	𝑡2(1/2)	𝑅^2
		(%)	year^−1	year^−1	week	week
E. marginata	woodland	33.10	13.8	0.11	2.6	334	0.99
E. marginata	wetland	24.67	11.4	0.10	3.2	360	0.99
B. menziesii	woodland	14.57	34.7	0.11	1.0	344	0.97
B. menziesii	wetland	14.54	21.5	0.07	1.7	515	0.98

^∗See Section 2 for model details.