Table 1 Initial litter characteristics of A. semialata and A. gayanus litter.

From: Invasive Andropogon gayanus (Gamba grass) alters litter decomposition and nitrogen fluxes in an Australian tropical savanna

Litter type

A. semialata

A. gayanus

Initial N (%)

0.65 ± 0.28a

0.55 ± 0.22b

Initial C (%)

46.05 ± 0.09a

46.09 ± 0.09a

Initial C:N

72.91 ± 2.84a

86.19 ± 3.35b

Initial Lignin (%)

12.1 ± 0.4a

10.0 ± 0.4b

Initial Lignin:N

20.4 ± 0.6a

20.1 ± 1.0a

  1. All values are means ± SE; n = 3 litter samples; n = 5 plot-pairs. Subscripts denote significantly different means.
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