Table 6 The standing crop (Mg ha⁻¹), element concentration (%), and content (kg ha⁻¹) in litter layer among different elevations in central Taiwan during May, 2009 to February, 2010

49.1^a

6662^x

47.0^a

4,924^x

40.3^b

4623^x

1.63^a

217^x

1.53^a

159^x

1.59^a

189^x

0.0637^a

8.62^x

0.0503^b

4.85^y

0.0473^b

6.11^xy

0.193^b

25.6^y

0.158^b

18.4^y

0.565^a

75.2^x

0.676^a

91.2^x

0.761^a

85.3^x

0.594^a

71.2^x

0.1385^a

18.3^x

0.1163^ab

12.1^xy

0.0936^b

10.4^y

30.9^A

31.6^A

25.6^B

13.5 ± 7.2

10.6 ± 4.8

12.0 ± 4.4