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Fig. 3

From: Short life–fast death: decomposition rates of woody plants leaf- and herb-litter

Fig. 3

Results of regressions of the decay rate (decay constant after 6 months of decay) of each litter species with functional traits: a SLA vs. decay rates; b LDMC vs. decay rates; c LNC vs. decay rates. The gray area shows 95% confidence intervals for the predicted values. Explanations of abbreviations: AcePse - Acer pseudoplatanus; AdoMos - Adoxa moschatellina; AegPodL - Aegopodium podagraria leaves; AegPodS - Aegopodium podagraria shoots; AllPet - Alliaria petiolata; AneNem - Anemone nemorosa; AneRan - Anemone ranunculoides; AsaEur - Asarum europaeum; CarBet - Carpinus betulus; CorAve - Corylus avellana; CorCav - Corydalis cava; FicVer - Ficaria verna; FraExc - Fraxinus excelsior; GalLut - Galeobdolon luteum; MaiBif - Maianthemum bifolium; MerPer - Mercurialis perennis; ParQua - Paris quadrifolia; QueRob - Quercus robur; StaSyl - Stachys sylvatica; UrtDio - Urtica dioica

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