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Table 2 The best-fit model for the time course of total phenolic (TP) concentrations in leachates of leaf litter from the four mangrove species under 216 h of the leaching process

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

Species

Fitted equation

R2

Ko

d[Csol]/dt = 0.0059 [Cleaf] − 0.0060 [Csol]

0.92

Ac

d[Csol]/dt = 0.0129 [Cleaf] − 0.0028 [Csol]

0.98

Sa

d[Csol]/dt = 0.0110 [Cleaf] − 0.0059 [Csol]

0.96

Am

d[Csol]/dt = 0.0062 [Cleaf] − 0.0062 [Csol]

0.94

  1. R2: regression coefficients; Csol is the concentration of the phenolic compound in the leachate; Cleaf is the weight of the phenolic compound in the leaf; Ko: K. obovata, Ac: A. corniculatum, Sa: S. apetala, and Am: A. marina