Note. BP: bulk precipitation; DOC: dissolved organic carbon; AcR:
antecedent rainfall; RfI: rainfall intensity; RfV: rainfall volume; PdD:
previous drought days.
Regression model significance: absent (non-significant:
P>0.05); * (P<0.05); ** (P<0.01); ***
(P<0.001).
Table 4: Coefficients of determination (r2) of the
linear regressions between the DOC content in under-litter and litter
leachate (dependent variables) against the characteristics and
antecedent humidity conditions of the rainfall events (independent
variables).