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Ecological Processes

Table 1 Fresh and dry mass in leaf litter of four mangrove species before and after the leaching process

From: Microcosm study on fate and dynamics of mangrove tannins during leaf litter leaching

Species

Fresh litter mass

Dry litter mass

Before (g)

After (g)

Loss (%)

Before (g)

After (g)

Loss (%)

Ko

10.0 ± 0.0 a

2.9 ± 0.1 a

71.0 a

2.9 ± 0.1 a

1.9 ± 0.1 ab

34.5 a

Ac

10.1 ± 0.0 a

5.3 ± 0.1 b

47.3 b

4.7 ± 0.1 b

3.2 ± 0.1 c

31.9 a

Sa

10.1 ± 0.0 a

2.8 ± 0.1 a

72.5 a

3.2 ± 0.1 a

1.6 ± 0.1 a

50.0 b

Am

10.0 ± 0.0 a

3.9 ± 0.1 c

60.7 c

3.8 ± 0.1 c

2.2 ± 0.1 b

42.1 b

  1. Data shown are means ± standard errors (± SE) of three replicates for each species. Different letters denote significant differences among mangrove species in fresh or dry litter mass at p < 0.05 according to one-way ANOVA followed by the Bonferroni test
  2. Ko: K. obovata, Ac: A. corniculatum, Sa: S. apetala, and Am: A. marina
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