A2. Comparison of the litter decay rates according to differences by litter pack type and by stream. Comparison of the litter decay rates by day (k) and by degree-day (kdd-1), including the sample size (n), degrees of freedom (df), the statistical test used, the test statistic calculated, and the significance of the test (p). Test df Statistical test n p rate statistic Pack type H = <0.001 k 631 4 175.75 Pack type H = <0.001 kdd-1 631 4 178.32 Stream H = 68.49 <0.001 k 631 3 Stream H = <0.001 kdd-1 631 3 50.066 A3. Litter decay rates (k, mean, standard errors (SE) and sample sizes (n)) decay rates in terms of degree-day (kdd-1), according to litter type and to stream. Means with the same letter are not different (Kruskal-Wallis p> 0.05). Pack type Trash Alnus Hedera Rubus Salix sp. rubra armeniacus sitchensis k mean 0.0405(a) 0.0359(a) 0.0455(a) 0.0373(a) 0.0101(b) SE 0.0067 0.0094 0.0090 0.0078 0.0037 125 127 128 128 123 n kdd-1 mean 0.0031(a) 0.0027(a) 0.0034(a) 0.0028(a) 0.0008(b) SE 0.0005 0.0007 0.0007 0.0006 0.0003 125 127 128 128 123 n Stream Francis Bowker Cecelia Swan King Creek Creek
A2. Comparison of the litter decay rates according to differences by litter pack type and by stream. Comparison of the litter decay rates by day (k) and by degree-day (kdd-1), including the sample size (n), degrees of freedom (df), the statistical test used, the test statistic calculated, and the significance of the test (p). rate n df Statistical test Test statistic p Pack type k 631 4 H = 175.75 <0.001 Pack type kdd-1 631 4 H = 178.32 <0.001 Stream k 631 3 H = 68.49 <0.001 Stream kdd-1 631 3 H = 50.066 <0.001 A3. Litter decay rates (k, mean, standard errors (SE) and sample sizes (n)) decay rates in terms of degree-day (kdd-1), according to litter type and to stream. Means with the same letter are not different (Kruskal-Wallis p> 0.05). Pack type Alnus Hedera Rubus Salix Trash rubra sp. armeniacus sitchensis k mean 0.0405(a) 0.0359(a) 0.0455(a) 0.0373(a) 0.0101(b) SE 0.0067 0.0094 0.0090 0.0078 0.0037 n 125 127 128 128 123 kdd-1 mean 0.0031(a) 0.0027(a) 0.0034(a) 0.0028(a) 0.0008(b) SE 0.0005 0.0007 0.0007 0.0006 0.0003 n 125 127 128 128 123 Stream Bowker Cecelia Francis King Swan Creek Creek
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