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     *            Long_Term Intersite Decompostion Experiment            *
     *********************************************************************


     Site Code:  VCR                                           Time: 00

     Date of Collection:                    .

    ______________________________________________________________________

    Spec. Type      Mass Remaining (%)                 Decay Rate (k/year)
                ________________________          _____________________
                Total           Ash Free           Total        Ash Free
             ______________   _____________     ____________  ____________
              Mean    STD      Mean     STD      Mean   STD    Mean   STD


    ACSA  L  .        .        .        .       .       .      .      .

    ANGE  R  .        .        .        .       .       .      .      .

    BELU  L  .        .        .        .       .       .      .      .

    DRGL  L  .        .        .        .       .       .      .      .

    DRGL  R  .        .        .        .       .       .      .      .

    GOBA  A  .        .        .        .       .       .      .      .

    GOBA  B  .        .        .        .       .       .      .      .

    PIEL  R  .        .        .        .       .       .      .      .

    PIRE  L  .        .        .        .       .       .      .      .

    QUPR  L  .        .        .        .       .       .      .      .

    THPL  L  .        .        .        .       .       .      .      .

    TRAE  L  .        .        .        .       .       .      .      .





  Note:
       Total Mass Remaining is percent final remaining mass(not ash free).
       Total Decay Rate is decay rate based on dry weight(not ash free).

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     *            Long_Term Intersite Decompostion Experiment            *
     *********************************************************************


     Site Code:  VCR                                           Time: 01

     Date of Collection:    February 15, 1992

    ______________________________________________________________________

    Spec. Type      Mass Remaining (%)                 Decay Rate (k/year)
                ________________________          _____________________
                Total           Ash Free           Total        Ash Free
             ______________   _____________     ____________  ____________
              Mean    STD      Mean     STD      Mean   STD    Mean   STD


    ACSA  L  89.73    56.31    40.10    17.92   -0.24   0.59   -0.96  0.43

    ANGE  R  69.77    16.13    75.30    29.21   -0.37   0.23   -0.35  0.47

    DRGL  L  64.32    35.64    24.86    7.69    -0.59   0.71   -1.40  0.35

    DRGL  R  77.09    7.93     74.17    6.47    -0.26   0.10   -0.29  0.09

    GOBA  A  95.65    3.11     88.95    2.89    -0.04   0.03   -0.11  0.03

    GOBA  B  102.04   8.52     97.29    8.12    0.02    0.08   -0.03  0.08

    PIEL  R  81.12    3.79     76.34    4.50    -0.21   0.05   -0.27  0.06

    PIRE  L  91.37    14.57    76.87    3.98    -0.10   0.15   -0.26  0.05

    PSME  L  54.47    29.64    37.79    18.67   -0.74   0.71   -1.06  0.61

    QUPR  L  110.48   39.44    61.33    20.01   0.04    0.41   -0.52  0.33

    SPAL  L  40.77    .        21.25    .       -0.88   .      -1.51  .

    THPL  L  94.40    19.03    74.53    11.45   -0.07   0.19   -0.30  0.15

    TRAE  L  69.01    28.09    39.94    19.53   -0.43   0.44   -0.97  0.43





  Note:
       Total Mass Remaining is percent final remaining mass(not ash free).
       Total Decay Rate is decay rate based on dry weight(not ash free).

     *********************************************************************
     *            Long_Term Intersite Decompostion Experiment            *
     *********************************************************************


     Site Code:  VCR                                           Time: 02

     Date of Collection:     February 9, 1993

    ______________________________________________________________________

    Spec. Type      Mass Remaining (%)                 Decay Rate (k/year)
                ________________________          _____________________
                Total           Ash Free           Total        Ash Free
             ______________   _____________     ____________  ____________
              Mean    STD      Mean     STD      Mean   STD    Mean   STD


    ACSA  L  29.09    10.98    19.12    4.10    -0.64   0.18   -0.83  0.10

    ANGE  R  64.62    13.79    94.29    .       -0.22   0.11   -0.03  .

    CONU  L  1.22     2.12     0.50     0.87    -0.55   0.95   -0.70  1.21

    DRGL  L  8.20     0.06     .        .       -1.24   0.00   .      .

    DRGL  R  76.37    2.86     75.10    4.07    -0.13   0.02   -0.14  0.03

    GOBA  A  70.89    35.33    68.29    34.03   -0.23   0.31   -0.25  0.31

    GOBA  B  104.85   3.81     99.75    3.62    0.02    0.02   -0.00  0.02

    PIEL  R  83.85    5.73     78.18    1.64    -0.09   0.03   -0.12  0.01

    PIRE  L  64.49    12.67    57.21    13.91   -0.22   0.10   -0.29  0.12

    QUPR  L  51.79    24.71    33.58    11.04   -0.36   0.22   -0.56  0.15

    THPL  L  65.74    15.38    59.10    15.04   -0.22   0.12   -0.27  0.13

    TRAE  L  58.91    74.56    18.29    15.68   -0.66   0.87   -1.03  0.58





  Note:
       Total Mass Remaining is percent final remaining mass(not ash free).
       Total Decay Rate is decay rate based on dry weight(not ash free).

     *********************************************************************
     *            Long_Term Intersite Decompostion Experiment            *
     *********************************************************************


     Site Code:  VCR                                           Time: 03

     Date of Collection:                    .

    ______________________________________________________________________

    Spec. Type      Mass Remaining (%)                 Decay Rate (k/year)
                ________________________          _____________________
                Total           Ash Free           Total        Ash Free
             ______________   _____________     ____________  ____________
              Mean    STD      Mean     STD      Mean   STD    Mean   STD


    ACSA  L  30.25    16.23    .        .       .       .      .      .

    ANGE  R  54.46    10.02    .        .       .       .      .      .

    CEGR  L  28.56    .        .        .       .       .      .      .

    DRGL  L  6.63     7.11     .        .       .       .      .      .

    DRGL  R  72.57    3.28     .        .       .       .      .      .

    GOBA  A  87.25    3.63     .        .       .       .      .      .

    GOBA  B  100.00   4.21     .        .       .       .      .      .

    LITU  L  11.40    .        .        .       .       .      .      .

    PIEL  R  73.44    6.19     .        .       .       .      .      .

    PIRE  L  37.06    26.17    .        .       .       .      .      .

    QUPR  L  40.80    4.96     .        .       .       .      .      .

    THPL  L  46.88    20.90    .        .       .       .      .      .

    TRAE  L  40.31    46.81    .        .       .       .      .      .





  Note:
       Total Mass Remaining is percent final remaining mass(not ash free).
       Total Decay Rate is decay rate based on dry weight(not ash free).