Table 2 Litter mass remaining (n = 3) and main nutrients of L. chinensis standing litter (n = 4) under different grazing treatments in 2013 (nested linear-mixed models analysis with grazing as the fixed factor, and plot as the random factor).

From: Large herbivores influence plant litter decomposition by altering soil properties and plant quality in a meadow steppe

Variables†

degree of freedom

F-value

p-value

MR

2, 42

4.040

0.025

LC

2, 33

2.116

0.137

LN

2, 33

105.149

<0.001

C:N

2, 33

117.541

<0.001

  1. †Key to abbreviations: MR = litter mass remaining; LC = L. chinensis litter’s carbon content; LN = L. chinensis litter’s nitrogen content; and C:N = L. chinensis litter’s C/N ratio.
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