Harvard Forest Chronic Nitrogen Plots Litter Decomposition Study Percent Cellulose Samples analysed with NIRSystems Near Infrared Spectrophotometer Collection Month Year Species Plot/Treatment n AvgPctCellulose SDPctCellulose 1 8 89 Red Pine Pine Control 2 40.50 0.28 2 11 89 Red Pine Pine Control 2 41.78 0.42 3 8 90 Red Pine Pine Control 2 41.78 0.32 4 11 90 Red Pine Pine Control 2 40.16 0.28 5 8 91 Red Pine Pine Control 2 39.09 0.12 6 11 91 Red Pine Pine Control 2 37.03 0.43 7 8 92 Red Pine Pine Control 2 36.30 0.24 8 11 92 Red Pine Pine Control 2 35.99 1.44 9 8 93 Red Pine Pine Control 2 34.88 0.12 10 11 93 Red Pine Pine Control 2 33.16 0.61 11 8 94 Red Pine Pine Control 4 33.77 0.96 12 11 94 Red Pine Pine Control 4 33.03 0.32 1 8 89 Red Pine Pine High N 2 39.75 0.07 2 11 89 Red Pine Pine High N 2 40.75 0.03 3 8 90 Red Pine Pine High N 2 41.10 0.36 4 11 90 Red Pine Pine High N 2 39.48 0.00 5 8 91 Red Pine Pine High N 2 37.51 0.10 6 11 91 Red Pine Pine High N 2 36.74 1.17 7 8 92 Red Pine Pine High N 2 35.61 0.17 8 11 92 Red Pine Pine High N 2 35.21 0.37 9 8 93 Red Pine Pine High N 2 35.31 1.03 10 11 93 Red Pine Pine High N 2 32.99 0.46 11 8 94 Red Pine Pine High N 4 33.52 0.38 12 11 94 Red Pine Pine High N 4 33.39 0.51 1 8 89 Red Pine Pine Low N 2 40.75 0.16 2 11 89 Red Pine Pine Low N 2 41.22 0.40 3 8 90 Red Pine Pine Low N 2 40.67 0.31 4 11 90 Red Pine Pine Low N 2 39.81 0.16 5 8 91 Red Pine Pine Low N 2 38.83 0.63 6 11 91 Red Pine Pine Low N 2 36.34 0.46 7 8 92 Red Pine Pine Low N 2 35.12 0.21 8 11 92 Red Pine Pine Low N 2 34.07 0.11 9 8 93 Red Pine Pine Low N 2 34.53 0.73 10 11 93 Red Pine Pine Low N 2 32.80 0.44 11 8 94 Red Pine Pine Low N 4 32.58 0.27 12 11 94 Red Pine Pine Low N 4 32.85 0.88 1 8 89 Red Pine HardControl 2 40.62 0.00 2 11 89 Red Pine HardControl 2 40.55 0.65 3 8 90 Red Pine HardControl 2 42.34 0.37 4 11 90 Red Pine HardControl 2 40.10 0.08 5 8 91 Red Pine HardControl 2 40.96 0.45 6 11 91 Red Pine HardControl 2 37.87 0.13 7 8 92 Red Pine HardControl 2 38.00 0.00 8 11 92 Red Pine HardControl 2 37.29 0.90 9 8 93 Red Pine HardControl 2 35.65 1.46 10 11 93 Red Pine HardControl 2 34.20 0.65 11 8 94 Red Pine HardControl 4 35.22 0.93 12 11 94 Red Pine HardControl 4 34.31 1.30 1 8 89 Red Pine Hard High N 2 39.50 0.20 2 11 89 Red Pine Hard High N 2 39.44 0.03 3 8 90 Red Pine Hard High N 2 39.33 0.27 4 11 90 Red Pine Hard High N 2 38.34 0.02 5 8 91 Red Pine Hard High N 2 38.48 0.01 6 11 91 Red Pine Hard High N 2 38.16 0.48 7 8 92 Red Pine Hard High N 2 36.15 1.61 8 11 92 Red Pine Hard High N 2 36.51 1.06 9 8 93 Red Pine Hard High N 2 35.27 0.64 10 11 93 Red Pine Hard High N 2 33.38 1.22 11 8 94 Red Pine Hard High N 4 32.24 1.48 12 11 94 Red Pine Hard High N 4 32.29 0.71 1 8 89 Red Pine Hard Low N 2 40.65 0.08 2 11 89 Red Pine Hard Low N 2 39.76 0.16 3 8 90 Red Pine Hard Low N 2 40.48 0.51 4 11 90 Red Pine Hard Low N 2 38.49 0.05 5 8 91 Red Pine Hard Low N 2 38.10 0.38 6 11 91 Red Pine Hard Low N 2 36.98 0.10 7 8 92 Red Pine Hard Low N 2 36.47 0.20 8 11 92 Red Pine Hard Low N 2 36.53 0.18 9 8 93 Red Pine Hard Low N 2 35.91 0.51 10 11 93 Red Pine Hard Low N 2 34.08 1.32 11 8 94 Red Pine Hard Low N 4 34.16 0.71 12 11 94 Red Pine Hard Low N 4 33.30 0.48 1 8 89 Red Maple Pine Control 2 32.65 0.28 2 11 89 Red Maple Pine Control 2 33.53 0.84 3 8 90 Red Maple Pine Control 2 32.26 0.27 4 11 90 Red Maple Pine Control 2 31.32 0.31 5 8 91 Red Maple Pine Control 2 31.11 0.13 6 11 91 Red Maple Pine Control 2 29.94 0.11 7 8 92 Red Maple Pine Control 2 30.45 0.03 8 11 92 Red Maple Pine Control 2 29.71 0.03 9 8 93 Red Maple Pine Control 2 29.08 0.39 10 11 93 Red Maple Pine Control 2 28.55 0.39 11 8 94 Red Maple Pine Control 4 29.21 0.07 12 11 94 Red Maple Pine Control 4 29.00 0.37 1 8 89 Red Maple Pine High N 2 32.14 0.18 2 11 89 Red Maple Pine High N 2 31.94 0.32 3 8 90 Red Maple Pine High N 2 31.89 0.03 4 11 90 Red Maple Pine High N 2 31.59 0.12 5 8 91 Red Maple Pine High N 2 31.16 0.10 6 11 91 Red Maple Pine High N 2 30.55 0.28 7 8 92 Red Maple Pine High N 2 30.39 0.06 8 11 92 Red Maple Pine High N 2 30.52 0.58 9 8 93 Red Maple Pine High N 2 29.69 0.27 10 11 93 Red Maple Pine High N 2 28.69 0.31 11 8 94 Red Maple Pine High N 4 29.86 0.39 12 11 94 Red Maple Pine High N 4 28.96 0.41 1 8 89 Red Maple Pine Low N 2 32.15 0.09 2 11 89 Red Maple Pine Low N 2 31.69 0.18 3 8 90 Red Maple Pine Low N 2 31.27 0.00 4 11 90 Red Maple Pine Low N 2 31.40 0.15 5 8 91 Red Maple Pine Low N 2 30.50 0.60 6 11 91 Red Maple Pine Low N 2 30.33 0.23 7 8 92 Red Maple Pine Low N 2 30.28 0.05 8 11 92 Red Maple Pine Low N 2 29.19 0.12 9 8 93 Red Maple Pine Low N 2 28.66 0.72 10 11 93 Red Maple Pine Low N 2 28.22 0.55 11 8 94 Red Maple Pine Low N 4 29.12 0.44 12 11 94 Red Maple Pine Low N 4 28.95 0.53 1 8 89 Red Maple HardControl 2 32.97 0.08 2 11 89 Red Maple HardControl 2 33.01 0.41 3 8 90 Red Maple HardControl 2 33.58 0.02 4 11 90 Red Maple HardControl 2 32.57 0.51 5 8 91 Red Maple HardControl 2 33.87 0.84 6 11 91 Red Maple HardControl 2 33.60 1.15 7 8 92 Red Maple HardControl 2 33.15 0.51 8 11 92 Red Maple HardControl 2 32.50 0.58 9 8 93 Red Maple HardControl 2 31.57 0.08 10 11 93 Red Maple HardControl 2 30.62 0.14 11 8 94 Red Maple HardControl 4 31.70 0.56 12 11 94 Red Maple HardControl 4 30.45 0.43 1 8 89 Red Maple Hard High N 2 32.90 0.06 2 11 89 Red Maple Hard High N 2 32.22 0.05 3 8 90 Red Maple Hard High N 2 32.76 0.04 4 11 90 Red Maple Hard High N 2 32.61 0.57 5 8 91 Red Maple Hard High N 2 33.60 0.24 6 11 91 Red Maple Hard High N 2 32.18 0.68 7 8 92 Red Maple Hard High N 2 32.23 0.39 8 11 92 Red Maple Hard High N 2 31.75 0.02 9 8 93 Red Maple Hard High N 2 31.25 0.38 10 11 93 Red Maple Hard High N 2 31.46 0.53 11 8 94 Red Maple Hard High N 4 30.79 0.51 12 11 94 Red Maple Hard High N 4 30.57 0.55 1 8 89 Red Maple Hard Low N 2 33.39 0.20 2 11 89 Red Maple Hard Low N 2 32.80 0.42 3 8 90 Red Maple Hard Low N 2 33.28 0.54 4 11 90 Red Maple Hard Low N 2 33.43 0.09 5 8 91 Red Maple Hard Low N 2 34.14 0.58 6 11 91 Red Maple Hard Low N 2 32.31 0.14 7 8 92 Red Maple Hard Low N 2 32.63 0.05 8 11 92 Red Maple Hard Low N 2 32.12 0.68 9 8 93 Red Maple Hard Low N 2 31.81 1.55 10 11 93 Red Maple Hard Low N 2 31.28 0.77 11 8 94 Red Maple Hard Low N 4 31.92 0.32 12 11 94 Red Maple Hard Low N 4 30.46 0.32 1 8 89 Black Oak HardControl 2 36.24 0.27 2 11 89 Black Oak HardControl 2 36.19 0.42 3 8 90 Black Oak HardControl 2 36.97 0.05 4 11 90 Black Oak HardControl 2 36.33 0.31 5 8 91 Black Oak HardControl 2 36.51 0.38 6 11 91 Black Oak HardControl 2 34.52 0.46 7 8 92 Black Oak HardControl 2 32.37 1.02 8 11 92 Black Oak HardControl 2 34.58 0.30 9 8 93 Black Oak HardControl 2 32.76 0.29 10 11 93 Black Oak HardControl 2 32.10 0.09 11 8 94 Black Oak HardControl 4 32.31 0.83 12 11 94 Black Oak HardControl 4 30.95 0.40 1 8 89 Black Oak Hard High N 2 36.12 0.60 2 11 89 Black Oak Hard High N 2 35.10 0.38 3 8 90 Black Oak Hard High N 2 35.17 0.28 4 11 90 Black Oak Hard High N 2 34.52 0.10 5 8 91 Black Oak Hard High N 2 35.24 0.35 6 11 91 Black Oak Hard High N 2 33.63 0.06 7 8 92 Black Oak Hard High N 2 33.98 0.57 8 11 92 Black Oak Hard High N 2 33.80 0.05 9 8 93 Black Oak Hard High N 2 33.81 0.17 10 11 93 Black Oak Hard High N 2 32.69 0.29 11 8 94 Black Oak Hard High N 4 32.46 0.44 12 11 94 Black Oak Hard High N 4 31.93 0.17 1 8 89 Black Oak Hard Low N 2 36.91 0.18 2 11 89 Black Oak Hard Low N 2 35.24 0.09 3 8 90 Black Oak Hard Low N 2 35.36 0.33 4 11 90 Black Oak Hard Low N 2 36.24 0.89 5 8 91 Black Oak Hard Low N 2 36.26 0.96 6 11 91 Black Oak Hard Low N 2 33.99 0.48 7 8 92 Black Oak Hard Low N 2 32.68 1.77 8 11 92 Black Oak Hard Low N 2 34.13 0.66 9 8 93 Black Oak Hard Low N 2 33.37 0.35 10 11 93 Black Oak Hard Low N 2 32.00 0.03 11 8 94 Black Oak Hard Low N 4 32.01 0.53 12 11 94 Black Oak Hard Low N 4 31.53 0.72 1 8 89 Yellow Birch Pine Control 2 37.59 1.72 2 11 89 Yellow Birch Pine Control 2 33.83 0.20 3 8 90 Yellow Birch Pine Control 2 34.36 0.08 4 11 90 Yellow Birch Pine Control 2 34.61 0.65 5 8 91 Yellow Birch Pine Control 2 33.26 0.33 6 11 91 Yellow Birch Pine Control 2 31.52 0.00 7 8 92 Yellow Birch Pine Control 2 31.88 0.27 8 11 92 Yellow Birch Pine Control 2 32.01 0.44 9 8 93 Yellow Birch Pine Control 2 31.36 0.31 10 11 93 Yellow Birch Pine Control 2 30.64 0.65 11 8 94 Yellow Birch Pine Control 4 31.76 1.42 12 11 94 Yellow Birch Pine Control 4 30.40 1.11 1 8 89 Yellow Birch Pine High N 2 35.95 0.10 2 11 89 Yellow Birch Pine High N 2 33.89 0.18 3 8 90 Yellow Birch Pine High N 2 33.35 0.13 4 11 90 Yellow Birch Pine High N 2 32.99 0.32 5 8 91 Yellow Birch Pine High N 2 32.81 0.23 6 11 91 Yellow Birch Pine High N 2 31.77 0.52 7 8 92 Yellow Birch Pine High N 2 32.01 0.39 8 11 92 Yellow Birch Pine High N 2 31.55 0.26 9 8 93 Yellow Birch Pine High N 2 31.03 0.06 10 11 93 Yellow Birch Pine High N 2 30.37 0.69 11 8 94 Yellow Birch Pine High N 4 30.08 0.36 12 11 94 Yellow Birch Pine High N 4 29.21 0.31 1 8 89 Yellow Birch Pine Low N 2 36.29 0.54 2 11 89 Yellow Birch Pine Low N 2 33.28 0.25 3 8 90 Yellow Birch Pine Low N 2 32.46 0.69 4 11 90 Yellow Birch Pine Low N 2 32.25 0.35 5 8 91 Yellow Birch Pine Low N 2 31.95 0.13 6 11 91 Yellow Birch Pine Low N 2 31.82 0.33 7 8 92 Yellow Birch Pine Low N 2 30.97 0.47 8 11 92 Yellow Birch Pine Low N 2 31.04 0.01 9 8 93 Yellow Birch Pine Low N 2 30.30 0.05 10 11 93 Yellow Birch Pine Low N 2 29.82 0.10 11 8 94 Yellow Birch Pine Low N 4 29.89 0.22 12 11 94 Yellow Birch Pine Low N 4 29.10 0.61