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Table 3 The best-fit model for the time course of extractable condensed tannins (ECT) concentrations in leachates from the three mangrove species during 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 = 0.0108 [Cleaf] − 0.0108 [Csol]

0.83

Ac

d[Csol]/dt = 0.0108 [Cleaf] − 0.0107 [Csol]

0.71

Sa

d[Csol]/dt = 0.0017 [Cleaf] − 0.0016 [Csol]

0.83

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