Table 4. Average litter biomass and annual litterfall in the study site.

Litter biomass Litter C accumulation Annual litterfall Annual C accumulation in litterfall Litterfall accumulation ratio (F/B)
t ha−1 t ha−1 yr−1 %
Control 32.87±0.26** 12.16±0.09** 4.43±0.36*** 1.64±0.13*** 13
Harvest 23.34±0.18 8.64±0.07 1.16±0.20 0.43±0.05 5
P<0.01 with t-test.
P<0.001 with t-test.