Review Article
Foliar Litter Decomposition: A Conceptual Model with Focus on Pine (Pinus) Litter—A Genus with Global Distribution
Table 2
Initial composition of organic-chemical components and nutrients in five litter species. Data from [
14,
31–
33].
| | Concentrations of components (mg g−1) | |
Substances soluble in | AUR | Relative proportions of carbohydrates | | Water | Ethanol | Rhamnan | Xylan | Galactan | Mannan | Araban | Glucans |
| Scots pine | 164 | 113 | 231 | 3 | 23 | 32 | 75 | 36 | 245 | Scots pine1 | 92 | 120 | 240 | 1 | 23 | 30 | 64 | 43 | 214 | Lodgepole pine | 103 | 42 | 381 | 6 | 34 | 46 | 90 | 48 | 254 | Norway spruce | 32 | 48 | 318 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 105 | 40 | 288 | Silver birch | 241 | 57 | 330 | 16 | 77 | 44 | 14 | 49 | 166 | Grey alder | 254 | 39 | 264 | 9 | 30 | 32 | 10 | 44 | 116 |
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Recalculated from [31].
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