Table 3 Mean annual inputs of water and base cations (mean ± SE; N = 5) in the forest and the forest gap, with comparisons of fluxes between the forest and the forest gap

Forest

RF

970 ± 7.6

26.3 ± 0.5

54.6 ± 1.5

9.5 ± 0.4

3.2 ± 0.2

TF

709 ± 26.5

43.1 ± 1.2

112.1 ± 6.9

28.1 ± 2.4

6.1 ± 0.7

LF

316 ± 22.4

21.3 ± 1.6

65.8 ± 5.6

14.2 ± 1.1

4.5 ± 0.3

TSF

408 ± 20.7

33.3 ± 1.9

49.1 ± 4.0

36.4 ± 2.3

7.7 ± 0.9

SSF

336 ± 27.5

31.8 ± 2.9

31.8 ± 2.6

35.2 ± 6.3

6.6 ± 1.0

Flux differences

Δ TF-RF

16.8*

57.4*

18.6*

2.9*

Δ LF-TF

− 21.8*

− 66.3*

− 13.9*

− 1.6*

Δ LF-RF

− 5.0

11.2

4.7*

1.3

Forest gap

RF

970 ± 7.6

26.3 ± 0.5

54.6 ± 1.5

9.5 ± 0.4

3.2 ± 0.2

TSO

327 ± 10.1

31.3 ± 0.9

30.4 ± 0.9

56.9 ± 1.6

5.7 ± 0.3

SSO

239 ± 15.1

19.2 ± 0.8

15.5 ± 0.5

36.5 ± 2.8

2.8 ± 0.1

Flux differences

Δ TSF-TSO

2.0

18.7*

− 20.5

2.0

Δ SSF-SSO

12.6*

16.3*

− 1.3

3.8