Polyculture affects biomass production of component species but not total standing biomass and soil carbon stocks in a temperate forest plantation

Table 7 Dry mass and C content in of different components of forest litter

Plantation plot	Different component of litter (g m⁻²) and C content
Plantation plot	Leaves	% C	% N	Branch	% C	% N	Twigs	%C	% N	Catkins	% C	%N	Total litter (g m⁻²)
B. pendula	323 ± 31	52	1.84	15.2 ± 7.6	55	1.08	1.2 ± 0.1	54	ND	2.0 ± 0.5	58	2.2	342 ± 39
A. glutinosa	349 ± 30	54	3.28	10.4 ± 2.1	53	1.13	26.4 ± 10.4	55	1.64	86.0 ± 21.9	54	2.03	472 ± 64
F. sylvatica	178 ± 20	40	2.62	NF	ND	NF	NF	ND	NF	NF	ND	NF	178 ± 20
Polyculture	326 ± 37	53	2.97	22.9 ± 2.3	54	1..36	17.7 ± 1.0	ND	1.16	46.4 ± 11.3	ND	2.13	413 ± 51

Data show the annual quantity of litter fall (June–May). In polyculture plots, quantity includes mixture of three species as collected in the traps. Values equal mean, SE (n = 4)
NF, not found; ND, not determined

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