Summary of lentic decompostion coefficients.
Source System Region litter Mesh Size (cm) k (d-1)
Martins, et al. 2011 small man-made lake southeastern Brazil Eichhornia azurea macrophyte 0.20 0.018
Reed 1979 small natural lake Ohio, USA Acer rubrum 0.30 0.015 – 0.03
Hodkinson 1975 abandoned beaver pond Alberta, Canada Salix 0.35 0.0027
Hodkinson 1975 abandoned beaver pond Alberta, Canada Deschampsia 0.35 0.0018
Hodkinson 1975 abandoned beaver pond Alberta, Canada Juncus 0.35 0.0011
Hodkinson 1975 abandoned beaver pond Alberta, Canada Pinus 0.35 0.0006
Alonso et al. 2010 small man–made lake central Spain Ailanthus altissima 0.5 0.008
Alonso et al. 2010 small man–made lake central Spain Robinia pseudoacacia 0.5 0.005
Alonso et al. 2010 small man–made lake central Spain Fraxinus angustifolia 0.5 0.009
Alonso et al. 2010 small man–made lake central Spain Ulmus minor 0.5 0.008
Gonçalves et al. 2004 brackish lagoon Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil Nymphaea ampla 0.6 4.37
Gonçalves et al. 2004 brackish lagoon Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil Typha domingensis 0.6 0.17