Table 3 Preserved leaves: Biochemical and isotopic characteristics of separated chemical fractions
From: Isotopic and molecular distributions of biochemicals from fresh and buried Rhizophora mangle leaves†
Sample codes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Leaf fraction | Parameter | 'PL dwarf | 'PL tall' |
Bulk leaf | δ13C (‰) | -26.03 | -27.11 |
δ15N (‰) | -2.25 | -2.42 | |
TOC (%) | 44.08 | 44.81 | |
TN (%) | 0.94 | 1.14 | |
C/N | 47.20 | 39.44 | |
Lipids | Composition (%) | 2.47 | 6.88 |
δ13C (‰) | -26.25 | -27.25 | |
TOC (%) | 40.09 | 42.36 | |
Acid hydrolysate | Composition (%) | 2.92 | 2.50 |
δ13C (‰) | -22.58 | -24.59 | |
δ15N (‰) | -0.46 | -0.60 | |
TOC (%) | 19.00 | 23.90 | |
TN (%) | 3.76 | 5.53 | |
C/N | 5.90 | 5.04 | |
Water soluble | Composition (%) | 13.10 | 17.39 |
δ13C (‰) | -24.77 | -26.38 | |
δ15N (‰) | -4.94 | -4.69 | |
TOC (%) | 13.57 | 13.12 | |
TN (%) | 0.45 | 0.46 | |
C/N | 29.83 | 28.41 | |
Remainder | Composition (%) | 81.50 | 73 22 |
δ13C (‰) | -27.63 | -29.53 | |
δ15N (‰) | -14.61 | 0.57 | |
TOC(%) | 57.4 | N.A. | |
TN (%) | 0.86 | N.A. | |
C/N | 67.13 | N.A. | |