Table 1 Leaf and litter bed traits of 17 common northeastern North American tree species
Species | Mass (g) | Length (cm) | Curl (mm) | Density (g cm−3) | SA:V (cm−1) | SLA (cm2 g−1) | Bulk density (g cm−3) | Packing ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acer rubrum | 0.41 (0.03) | 8.6 (0.5) | 10.4 (2.1) | 0.42 (0.07) | 42.1 (1.7) | 117 (19) | 0.008 (0.0003) | 0.021 (0.003) |
Acer saccharum | 0.26 (0.04) | 7.3 (0.4) | 16.7 (2.1) | 0.32 (0.06) | 47.6 (2.6) | 186 (35) | 0.007 (0.0009) | 0.024 (0.003) |
Betula alleghaniensis | 0.11 (0.02) | 10.2 (0.4) | 5.0 (0.9) | 0.15 (0.02) | 68.3 (3.4) | 470 (46) | 0.012 (0.0025) | 0.088 (0.022) |
Carya glabr | 0.44 (0.03) | 14.5 (1.9) | 21.4 (5.2) | 0.48 (0.09) | 45.4 (2.5) | 132 (36) | 0.007 (0.0004) | 0.027 (0.007) |
Carya ovata | 0.42 (0.04) | 13.0 (0.8) | 25.6 (2.2) | 0.48 (0.08) | 39.7 (2.4) | 103 (20) | 0.007 (0.0006) | 0.020 (0.006) |
Carya tomentosa | 0.53 (0.04) | 15.4 (1.5) | 33.0 (3.0) | 0.23 (0.05) | 33.1 (6.8) | 147 (24) | 0.006 (0.0006) | 0.045 (0.020) |
Nyssa sylvatica | 0.20 (0.02) | 9.7 (0.5) | 17.1 (0.7) | 0.26 (0.04) | 38.4 (2.6) | 165 (25) | 0.011 (0.0011) | 0.044 (0.004) |
Pinus echinata | 0.04 (0.004) | 7.9 (0.4) | 0.4 (0.05) | 0.51 (0.04) | 63.2 (5.3) | 124 (9) | 0.023 (0.0034) | 0.045 (0.008) |
Pinus rigida | 0.09 (0.01) | 9.8 (0.9) | 0.7 (0.1) | 0.57 (0.03) | 44.8 (2.8) | 79 (3) | 0.027 (0.0049) | 0.049 (0.010) |
Pinus strobus | 0.03 (0.003) | 8.4 (0.2) | 0.4 (0.04) | 0.32 (0.05) | 62.4 (7.0) | 202 (16) | 0.015 (0.0022) | 0.055 (0.012) |
Pinus virginiana | 0.02 (0.003) | 5.4 (0.3) | 0.3 (0.03) | 0.49 (0.03) | 77.0 (11.2) | 153 (14) | 0.033 (0.0071) | 0.067 (0.010) |
Quercus alba | 0.47 (0.09) | 13.5 (1.0) | 27.4 (6.5) | 0.33 (0.08) | 32.0 (1.6) | 144 (36) | 0.006 (0.0004) | 0.029 (0.007) |
Quercus coccinea | 0.36 (0.06) | 11.7 (0.7) | 31.4 (5.8) | 0.26 (0.05) | 31.4 (1.6) | 145 (20) | 0.007 (0.0015) | 0.034 (0.009) |
Quercus montana | 0.53 (0.05) | 13.6 (0.7) | 23.0 (2.3) | 0.27 (0.05) | 24.8 (2.8) | 103 (10) | 0.009 (0.0010) | 0.037 (0.005) |
Quercus rubra | 0.60 (0.06) | 14.9 (0.6) | 19.4 (4.1) | 0.29 (0.03) | 32.6 (1.6) | 116 (9) | 0.006 (0.0005) | 0.022 (0.002) |
Quercus velutina | 0.52 (0.07) | 14.0 (0.7) | 6.0 (0.7) | 0.25 (0.04) | 28.9 (1.5) | 130 (15) | 0.006 (0.0006) | 0.030 (0.007) |
Tilia americana | 0.68 (0.07) | 11.0 (0.5) | 22.6 (3.0) | 0.35 (0.05) | 43.4 (4.1) | 132 (11) | 0.010 (0.0009) | 0.035 (0.008) |