Table 1 Some attributes of litterfall fractions of the stands studied (n = 4, mean, different letters in the same column indicate significant differences according to the Scheffe test at a level of 0.05)

Young

15^a

4^a

2^a

8700^d

7^a

87^d

2^a

3^a

3^a

5^a

Mature open

93^b

31^b

17^b

200^ab

15^b

40^a

8^b

5^ab

40^c

7^ab

Mature moderately dense

98^b

29^b

19^bc

500^abc

33^c

57^c

9^b

6^ab

19^ab

9^abc

Mature dense

100^b

29^b

20^bcd

688^abc

45^d

55^c

10^b

10^ab

15^ab

10^bc

Overmature open

117^bc

43 ^cd

22 ^cd

119^a

18^b

41^ab

7^b

11^ab

30^bc

11^c

Overmature moderately dense

127^c

45^d

24^d

238^ab

37^c

47^abc

9^b

14^b

14^ab

16^d

Overmature dense

110^bc

38^c

24^d

400^abc

45^d

50^abc

10^b

14^b

15^ab

11^c

P value

0.016

0.001

0.006

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.007

0.025

0.010

0.023

0.009