{This version scanned and converted to text by ESA staff. Double check values against the table images (pdf files) before using.} ESA Supplementary Publication Service Document No. 8521 Constituents of decaying Ceanothus megacarpus and Salvia mellifera leaves in litterbags at 350 m and 910 m elevation in the Santa Ynez Mountains of California Supplement to "Decomposition of chaparral shrub foliage" by William H. Schlesinger ECOLOGY 66 (1985) Table 1. Litterbag data for Ceanothus megacarpus at 910 m elevation. Except for Mass Remaining (% of original), all data are percent of oven-dry mass. Time Mass Ash N P K Ca Mg Carbo- Phenolics Cellulose Lignin Remaining hydrate (yr) 0.00 100.00 6.18 0.67 0.046 0.25 1.83 0.25 12.33 10.70 19.01 19.77 0.093 102.55 4.65 0.68 0.036 0.24 1.79 0.28 10.63 10.79 13.98 16.93 0.170 100.91 6.05 0.68 0.041 0.20 1.88 0.23 9.25 11.25 17.03 17.52 0.260 99.10 5.54 0.71 0.043 0.30 1.88 0.23 9.58 10.13 15.62 19.35 0.345 98.00 6.26 0.70 0.048 0.34 2.02 0.21 10.25 9.92 14.15 16.33 0.436 93.52 6.00 0.76 0.054 0.16 2.00 0.20 8.83 10.21 17.52 25.17 0.523 81.01 5.82 0.79 0.051 0.11 2.14 0.19 2.42 1.52 20.91 42.40 0.589 82.78 9.03 0.81 0.053 0.12 1.98 0.13 1.16 0.28 20.42 49.28 0.658 77.73 7.28 0.81 0.049 0.17 2.21 0.19 1.57 0.07 20.42 47.21 0.775 80.00 12.10 0.84 0.054 0.13 1.90 0.17 1.52 0.65 17.62 46.55 0.852 74.98 8.08 0.97 0.056 0.10 1.83 0.15 1.54 0.72 19.41 48.68 0.934 69.96 8.69 0.96 0.038 0.15 2.11 0.15 1.38 0.05 17.68 50.21 1.005 83.26 9.43 0.84 0.051 0.24 2.08 0.20 2.12 0.72 18.45 48.17 1.096 79.86 9.51 0.80 0.035 0.22 1.86 0.15 1.92 0.71 19.57 50.28 1.422 75.81 8.29 0.85 0.061 0.14 2.16 0.18 1.84 0.97 20.52 53.27 1.658 71.57 8.67 1.02 0.072 0.18 2.34 0.16 0.86 0.46 18.47 51.15 1.896 74.87 10.48 0.98 0.067 0.21 2.52 0.20 1.17 0.66 25.62 56.08 2.159 75.67 9.40 1.11 0.054 0.09 2.41 0.19 1.65 0.65 14.27 59.95 2.452 74.82 10.28 0.93 0.051 0.14 2.32 0.15 1.09 0.51 18.45 56.15 2.674 73.01 15.07 1.06 0.069 0.08 2.19 0.28 1.12 0.47 15.73 55.18 2.915 77.87 14.75 1.00 0.046 0.12 2.32 0.17 0.93 0.43 18.46 52.18 Table 2. Litterbag data for Ceanothus megacarpus at 350 m elevation. Except for Mass Remaining (% of original), all data are percent of oven-dry mass. Time Mass Ash N P K Ca Mg Carbo- Phenolics Cellulose Lignin Remaining hydrate (yr) 0.00 100.00 6.18 0.67 0.046 0.25 1.83 0.25 12.33 10.70 19.01 19.77 0.093 103.83 4.53 0.73 0.037 0.20 1.89 0.23 10.75 10.71 13.75 15.03 0.170 101.45 6.36 0.65 0.036 0.21 1.94 0.26 9.25 11.29 16.73 16.97 0.260 97.90 5.70 0.70 0.037 0.27 1.93 0.24 8.79 8.87 16.42 19.55 0.345 97.45 7.03 0.74 0.035 0.35 2.07 0.24 8.83 6.79 16.05 16.17 0.436 97.02 6.05 0.73 0.048 0.24 2.04 0.22 9.33 9.50 19.72 25.47 0.523 81.10 9.09 0.89 0.054 0.17 2.37 0.22 1.89 0.69 18.43 48.75 0.589 79.60 8.30 0.95 0.063 0.11 2.18 0.19 1.43 0.01 18.85 47.90 0.658 75.93 9.20 0.93 0.056 0.19 2.21 0.22 1.36 0.05 19.67 51.24 0.775 75.93 11.84 0.93 0.065 0.17 2.11 0.23 1.63 0.13 18.99 56.47 0.852 75.46 10.72 0.95 0.061 0.15 2.03 0.21 1.50 0.34 20.43 50.72 0.934 76.60 12.64 0.80 0.044 0.19 2.09 0.22 1.23 0.02 16.12 52.04 1.005 78.16 10.11 0.93 0.049 0.26 2.26 0.21 1.48 0.33 17.76 54.86 1.096 73.42 9.05 0.95 0.070 0.12 2.12 0.18 1.55 0.50 19.78 56.09 1.422 75.77 12.95 1.00 0.081 0.33 2.15 0.21 1.31 0.01 16.23 54.39 1.658 80.84 17.43 1.21 0.077 0.17 2.76 0.29 0.93 0.01 17.20 55.56 1.896 75.13 13.30 1.17 0.062 0.22 2.66 0.22 1.33 0.46 20.12 53.64 2.159 80.38 14.17 1.08 0.057 0.14 2.73 0.27 1.87 0.80 14.68 55.27 2.452 73.13 17.27 1.14 0.067 0.15 2.55 0.33 0.91 0.26 16.42 56.15 2.674 75.35 15.50 1.06 0.069 0.08 1.89 0.28 0.95 0.36 14.07 56.03 2.915 70.32 14.92 1.03 0.065 0.10 2.24 0.28 0.87 0.33 17.27 55.74 Table 3. Litterbag data for Salvia mellifera at 910 m elevation. Except for Mass Remaining (% of original), all data are percent of oven-dry mass. Time Mass Ash N P K Ca Mg Carbo- Phenolics Cellulose Lignin Remaining hydrate (yr) 0.00 100.00 10.12 0.58 0.105 0.63 1.96 0.27 6.30 6.90 28.84 15.59 0.093 102.46 8.11 0.57 0.076 0.54 2.17 0.30 7.08 7.92 21.70 12.56 0.170 101.01 9.71 0.59 0.058 0.57 2.25 0.29 6.46 8.33 27.42 11.47 0.260 89.76 8.35 0.56 0.057 0.41 2.47 0.26 4.50 6.17 26.68 14.82 0.345 88.51 9.50 0.55 0.062 0.37 2.58 0.23 2.80 4.88 24.82 13.33 0.436 86.07 10.98 0.56 0.055 0.20 2.67 0.26 2.58 3.13 32.72 13.38 0.523 77.24 12.58 0.68 0.052 0.19 2.74 0.22 1.19 2.35 28.08 20.25 0.589 89.83 19.75 0.64 0.061 0.14 2.45 0.20 1.52 1.71 25.50 26.02 0.658 77.55 14.51 0.73 0.062 0.17 2.52 0.24 1.28 0.18 29.10 24.52 0.775 79.87 15.06 0.75 0.051 0.13 2.26 0.21 1.30 1.46 30.48 25.95 0.852 78.29 20.14 0.81 0.072 0.14 2.27 0.20 0.94 1.37 24.21 20.38 0.934 70.64 18.72 0.95 0.055 0.17 2.68 0.18 1.27 0.18 24.50 22.45 1.005 75.83 16.20 0.71 0.066 0.14 2.50 0.20 1.18 1.67 27.03 22.44 1.096 88.88 25.55 0.65 0.054 0.18 2.37 0.18 1.28 1.46 22.58 21.10 1.422 80.04 22.43 0.77 0.073 0.21 2.34 0.19 1.39 1.82 28.29 22.15 1.658 88.78 26.97 0.88 0.079 0.28 2.47 0.22 0.91 1.39 24.27 23.51 1.896 76.28 28.13 1.08 0.094 0.19 3.05 0.25 1.28 1.56 23.04 28.93 2.159 66.85 18.40 0.92 0.062 0.13 2.61 0.18 2.15 1.29 23.59 21.42 2.452 109.77 35.57 0.93 0.064 0.14 2.36 0.22 0.94 1.10 18.37 22.92 2.674 88.20 38.88 1.18 0.112 0.14 1.88 0.19 1.12 1.21 14.62 30.70 2.915 65.01 22.68 1.18 0.085 0.12 2.71 0.18 1.23 1.27 24.38 27.60 Table 4. Litterbag data for Salvia mellifera at 350 m elevation. Except for Mass Remaining (% of original), all data are percent of oven-dry mass. Time Mass Ash N P K Ca Mg Carbo- Phenolics Cellulose Lignin Remaining hydrate (yr) 0.00 100.00 10.12 0.58 0.105 0.63 1.96 0.27 6.30 6.90 28.84 15.59 0.093 103.75 7.95 0.57 0.076 0.58 2.17 0.26 7.09 7.33 22.62 13.05 0.170 102.65 9.77 0.91 0.082 0.67 2.39 0.28 6.17 8.46 27.25 10.95 0.260 93.93 9.17 0.59 0.068 0.59 2.55 0.26 4.11 5.46 27.18 13.99 0.345 88.80 10.13 0.58 0.067 0.47 2.78 0.23 2.92 4.25 25.68 13.50 0.436 88.37 10.01 0.67 0.074 0.28 2.63 0.24 2.58 2.88 26.98 16.37 0.523 81.72 21.76 0.74 0.069 0.20 2.94 0.32 1.06 2.55 24.23 22.47 0.589 76.97 13.92 0.74 0.065 0.12 2.68 0.25 1.60 1.17 30.17 25.62 0.658 69.88 13.70 0.73 0.067 0.14 2.94 0.23 1.44 0.18 29.90 26.07 0.775 71.49 20.87 0.78 0.081 0.20 2.46 0.26 1.27 0.77 23.00 24.40 0.852 72.97 17.62 0.87 0.074 0.12 2.39 0.24 1.08 1.46 25.51 21.84 0.934 75.52 18.97 0.93 0.066 0.23 2.65 0.26 1.33 0.14 23.62 27.32 1.005 73.95 21.83 0.91 0.078 0.13 2.73 0.30 1.47 1.52 21.52 25.06 1.096 90.61 28.51 0.85 0.092 0.22 2.32 0.30 1.48 1.06 23.38 25.31 1.422 75.59 20.94 0.97 0.081 0.20 2.46 0.23 1.21 0.17 21.79 27.24 1.658 91.46 33.37 1.30 0.112 0.25 2.53 0.32 0.87 0.83 25.37 28.75 1.896 81.42 27.97 1.12 0.080 0.31 2.99 0.38 1.55 1.25 25.08 28.77 2.159 94.86 44.00 1.13 0.078 0.23 2.33 0.43 1.65 1.04 19.45 19.54 2.452 78.00 29.52 1.09 0.094 0.24 2.49 0.35 1.00 1.06 23.93 25.24 2.674 72.27 30.50 1.29 0.125 0.18 2.28 0.33 1.30 1.15 17.95 31.95 2.915 77.99 27.08 1.36 0.108 0.16 2.49 0.34 1.15 0.95 25.11 28.06