Table 1 General linear model results for decomposition (leaf mass loss (LML)) and detritivore performance variables (DF: degrees fo freedom of the F; numerator | denominator)

Decomposition

Total LML

Temperature (T)

2 | 102

4.3

0.0154

Litter species (L)

2 | 102

158.3

 < 0.0001

Fire (F)

1 | 102

15.2

0.0002

T × L

4 | 102

15.1

 < 0.0001

T × F

2 | 102

0.6

0.5419

L × F

2 | 102

18.5

 < 0.0001

T × L × F

4 | 102

0.9

0.4852

Microbial LML

Temperature (T)

2 | 102

2.5

0.0886

Litter species (L)

2 | 102

29.9

 < 0.0001

Fire (F)

1 | 102

29.7

 < 0.0001

T × L

4 | 102

7.3

 < 0.0001

T × F

2 | 102

5.5

0.0053

L × F

2 | 102

41.0

 < 0.0001

T × L × F

4 | 102

1.2

0.3344

Detritivore-mediated LML

Temperature (T)

2 | 102

10.9

0.0001

Litter species (L)

2 | 102

71.9

 < 0.0001

Fire (F)

1 | 102

11.6

0.0010

T × L

4 | 102

3.9

0.0056

T × F

2 | 102

0.4

0.6994

L × F

2 | 102

1.7

0.1837

T × L × F

4 | 102

0.5

0.7230

Detritivore performance

Growth

Temperature (T)

2 | 89

1.3

0.2833

Litter species (L)

2 | 89

179.5

 < 0.0001

Fire (F)

1 | 89

55.0

 < 0.0001

T × L

4 | 89

3.2

0.0173

T × F

2 | 89

1.4

0.2600

L × F

2 | 89

4.1

0.0195

T × L × F

4 | 89

1.3

0.2752

N growth

Temperature (T)

2 | 89

2.7

0.0725

Litter species (L)

2 | 89

124.0

 < 0.0001

Fire (F)

1 | 89

45.4

 < 0.0001

T × L

4 | 89

1.0

0.3893

T × F

2 | 89

1.4

0.2417

L × F

2 | 89

8.5

0.0004

T × L × F

4 | 89

1.1

0.3842

P growth

Temperature (T)

2 | 82

12.1

 < 0.0001

Litter species (L)

2 | 82

33.3

 < 0.0001

Fire (F)

1 | 82

2.3

0.1299

T × L

4 | 82

1.7

0.1656

T × F

2 | 82

0.3

0.7208

L × F

2 | 82

4.3

0.0170

T × L × F

4 | 82

1.8

0.1309