Table 4 Nutrient concentration (%) of litterfall during March 2009 to February 2010 at three elevations in central Taiwan

Mt Peitungyen

49.8^a

1.51^ab

0.0473^a

0.385^b

0.548^a

0.182^a

HSEF

49.5^a

1.37^b

0.0370^b

0.309^c

0.501^ab

0.154^b

Lienhauchi

50.5^a

1.66^a

0.0482^a

0.465^a

0.453^b

0.155^b

Mt Peitungyen

48.8^a

1.25^b

0.0530^a

0.282^ab

0.643^a

0.185^a

HSEF

48.9^a

1.07^b

0.0364^b

0.198^b

0.645^a

0.154^a

Lienhauchi

48.6^a

1.54^a

0.0404^ab

0.371^a

0.608^a

0.150^a

Mt Peitungyen

49.9^a

1.60^a

0.1005^a

0.518^b

0.281^a

0.163^a

HSEF

48.3^b

1.56^a

0.0906^a

0.594^ab

0.311^a

0.151^a

Lienhauchi

48.9^ab

1.96^a

0.1079^a

0.748^a

0.323^a

0.166^a

Mt Peitungyen

49.1^a

2.32^a

0.1310^a

0.400^ab

0.586^a

0.178^a

HSEF

49.0^a

2.37^a

0.1231^a

0.344^b

0.593^a

0.148^a

Lienhauchi

47.7^a

2.23^a

0.1108^a

0.475^a

0.524^a

0.161^a