Ecological implications of twentieth century reforestation programs for the urban forests of São Paulo, Brazil: a study based on litterfall and nutrient cycling

Ecological Processes

Table 3 Decomposition constant (k) and time required for decomposition of 50% and 95% of litter in studies conducted in the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado biomes. t_0.5 and t_0.05 time required to decompose 50% and 95% of the litter, respectively; BI biome (AF Atlantic Forest, CE Cerrado); PR precipitation

Location	BI	PR (mm)	k	t_0.5	t_0.05	Source
São Paulo, SP, Brazil	AF	1300	0.0027	248	1069	(Ferreira et al. 2014a, 2014b)
Itaguaí, RJ, Brazil	AF	2097	0.0049	124	540.2	Valente et al. (2005)
São Paulo, SP (mixed litter)	AF	1300	0.0032	215	931	This work
São Paulo, SP (Eucalyptus spp.)	AF	1300	0.0020	334	1449	This work
Guaraqueçaba, PR, Brazil	AF	2000	0.0068	365	1606	Scheer (2008)
Luis Antônio, SP, Brazil	CE	1684	0.0056	657	839.5	Cianciaruso et al. (2006)