Passive and Active Restoration Strategies to Activate Soil Biogeochemical Nutrient Cycles in a Degraded Tropical Dry Land

Table 2

Mean values of fractions for fine litter production (FLP) (kg ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹) and standing litter (SL) (kg ha⁻¹) in successional patches (SP) and forest plantations (FP). Standard deviation is in parentheses. ML and NL: leaf litter of mosquero and neem in their respective ecosystem; OL: other leaves; RM: reproductive material; WM: woody material; OR: other rests unidentified.

Fraction	FLP					SL
	(kg ha^−1per two weeks)			(kg ha^−1 yr^−1)		(kg ha^−1 yr^−1)
	SPM	FPN	𝑡  value	SPM	FPN	SPM	FPN	𝑡  value
ML, NL	15.4 (10.6)	8.0 (6.2)	2.85**	477.9	184.8	238.9	73.1	4.87***
OL	3.1 (3.1)	7.3 (3.3)	4.43***	116.9	176.9	46.7	181.3	2.35
RM	8.7 (6.9)	5.8 (6.0)	1.07	227.1	135.8	ND	ND	ND
WM	1.7 (1.6)	1.9 (0.9)	0.74	52.7	48.1	64.3	111.8	0.17
OR	0.5 (1.0)	0.5 (0.5)	0.28	27.6	11.9	19.11	84.9	0.0002
Total	29.3 (18.3)	23.4 (11.5)	1.09	902.2	557.5	369.0	451.1	1.08

^{**, ***} Denote significant differences between means at  P values ≤ 0.01 and ≤ 0.001, respectively (t-test).
ND: not determined.