Effect of shrub encroachment on leaf nutrient resorption in temperate wetlands in the Sanjiang Plain of Northeast China

Ecological Processes

Table 3 Effect of shrub encroachment on the community-level plant nutrient resorption parameters in freshwater wetlands of Northeast China

	Mature leaf N concentration	Mature leaf P concentration	Senesced leaf N concentration	Senesced leaf P concentration	Leaf N resorption efficiency	Leaf P resorption efficiency	N:P resorption ratio
	mg g⁻¹	mg g⁻¹	mg g⁻¹	mg g⁻¹	%	%
Low shrub cover	11.3(0.4)	2.34(0.10)	4.48(0.17)	1.24(0.06)	70.8(0.9)*	61.2(1.4)*	1.16(0.03)
High shrub cover	12.5(0.2)	2.40(0.05)	6.00(0.09)**	1.42(0.03)*	64.1(0.7)	55.4(1.1)	1.16(0.02)

Data in the parentheses are the standard error of the mean values (n = 3). In the same column, * and ** indicate the significant level at P < 0.05 and P < 0.01, respectively