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

Table 3

The loss (%) of nutrients (Ca, Mg, K, S, and P) from litter at the two site conditions compared with the litter weight loss (%) over the first 275 days from wet winter (May) to next summer (February). Negative values indicate an accumulation of the nutrient.

	E. marginata		B. menziesii
	Wetland	Woodland	Wetland	Woodland
Litter	28.7	37	17	21.5
Ca	4.3	2.8	5.5	8.4
Mg	50.4	64.3	50.3	50.2
K	51.0	55.7	74.3	40.3
S	44.8	55.3	51.5	54.1
P	4.4	−129.0	−15.1	−174.8