... xylocarpa (OX) and Castanopsis kawakamii (CK), and compared with that of anadjacent natural forest of Castanopsis kawakamii (NF, ~150 year old) in Sanming, Fujian, China. Mean annual total litterfall ... Ormosia xylocarpa (OX), and Castanopsiskawakamii (CK), and an adjacent natural forest of Castanopsiskawakamii (NF); (ii) quantify nutrient return through litterfall in the five forests; and (iii) ... 465–476© INRA, EDP Sciences, 2004DOI: 10.1051 /forest: 2004040Original articleLitterfall, nutrient return, and leaf-litter decomposition in four plantations compared with a natural forest in subtropical...