Litter Production, Decomposition, and Nutrient Release in Subalpine Forest Communities of the Northwest Himalaya

Table 5

Relationship between decomposition rate and climatic data.

Stands	Correlation coefficient ()^#
	Temperature				Humidity
	Decomposition rate		Decomposition rate		Decomposition rate		Decomposition rate
	of leaf litter		of nonleaf litter		of leaf litter		of nonleaf litter
		% variation		% variation		% variation		% variation
PAR	ns	7.0	0.7	55.0	ns	1.0	ns	9.0
PQQ	ns	24.0	0.6	40.0	ns	7.0	ns	12.0
PAQ	ns	0.0	0.6	41.0	ns	1.0	ns	9.0
PRS	0.6	41.0	0.7	52.0	ns	20.0	0.8	72.0

Significant level: .