Table 1.
Data concerning 104 decay curves shown in Figures 1-6.
Curve Decay Plate Substance or organisa
mo.
no,
1
27)
«1227 alga
30
4
2
3
1532 mycelia in wet wood
1996 grasa
2
5
6
7
8
9
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42
130
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5
6
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220
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4,
2
3
1247
21
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atoll *
1900
eatire
10-24
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1900
2.7 600-1000)
roots
10-28
40-27
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Rigild
590
250
1.8 6% a0
~w2.2 600-2800!
entire
eatire
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aoft parta
sand "Uncle Jangle"
fine fraction
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1297)
sand,
collec-
sphere on coral (WT-616:73475)
26
68
92
858
405
1159
water
alga
alge
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10-24
dottom, oxalate ppt.
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entire
Canle
entire
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roots
vine
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apongs, encruat
ing
sponge
1-8
11-8
entire
entire
entire
1)-8
11-5
11-5
30
31
32
33
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35
6
37
38
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8
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64
48
53
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70
87
103
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ho
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abudefdul biocell. skin
504
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skin
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wid
~* grouper Epinephalus serra
skin
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625 rat
Battus exulans
skin
407 clam
Tridacna sp.
muscle
1134 crab
Grapsus grapsus
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iiss
*
Grapsus grapsus
muscle
1166
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muscle
1333 crab
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mascle
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11-8
11-7
1-5
1)-8
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11-8
1-8
11-8
11-9
11-8
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11-6
11-5
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4a
49
47
52
36
430
418
642
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11%
11-8
1)-8
11-9
11-5
11-8
11-6
51
$2
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
63
57
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69
104
96
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59
3300
coral
entire
11-8
11-8
11-6
436
1364
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coral
coral
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Acropora
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$03
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1191
body wall
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Epinephalus merra
muscle
rat
Rattus exulans
muscle
bird, noddy tern Angus stolidus muscle
clae
Tridacna 3p.
shel)
crab
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carapace
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Grapswa grepasus
swimnerettes
G27
oat
Rattus exlens
62
63
64
6
985
409
1135
1187
1164
1
bird, noddy
ternAnous stolidus
clas
Tridacna ap.
crab
Grapous grapeus
crab
Grapsus grapsus
crab
briphia laevinana
crab
Eriphia laevieana
67
68
69
120
99
108)
404
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13%
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crab
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73
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77
78
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66
50
60
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bone
bone
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gi
gill
gill
gill
990 bird,noddy tern dnous stolidue lung
426
fiah,
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Grapsus grapsus
liver
Eriphia leevimana
liver
damsel Abudefduf biocell. liver
506" damsel Pomacentrus denkenai liver
-F
1-5
11-8
1-6
21-5
11-6
l-5
Ti-5
li-é
11-5
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11-6
13-7
87
3b
98
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90
clas
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632
rat
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117@ clas
06 clam
1148
1151362
92
112
97
98
co]
100
73
a1
97
91
«1140
8
93
67
102
103
56
61
kidney
538
%
168
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1325 crab
ls
19800
3000
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Bogallua
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3900
470
4,50
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270
Bogallua
700
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righli
2906
7.3
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funit
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12
230
330
140
120
6.2
7
26
23
2
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Bogallua
Bogallua
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2
14
6.9
38
210
15
50
68
53
230
46
48
24
210
2
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69
930
190
280
190
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Rigili
1700
360
130
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Bogallua
28
3800
Aaraanbira 76
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270
aantie
11-8
11-5
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11-5
Rigili
Eriphia Isevinana
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eggs
11-9
11-6
ii-5
clam
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11-6
clea
Tridacna sp. visceral mass
11-7
cles
Tridacna sp. visceral mass 11-5
sna
Cypraes moneta
viscera31-6
ana il
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viscera 11-5
crab
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viacera 11-6
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fish damsel Poescontrus
51)—43KSsCS:ssrrgeon Acanthurus clongatus viscera 11-8
422
1076
650
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11-5
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kadney
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11-8
11-8
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87
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40
51
170
13
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4
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190
Rigili
180
Runit
870
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120
Aaraanbiru 3906
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870
740
1100
1.2
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750-2800
67- 160
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36-1050
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kidney
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410
537
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149
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1133
1163
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11-8
1.5
3600
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snail
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1.8 150-1450
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11-9
11-7
11-5
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1000-2800
1700
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120
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cut
6
rat
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82
101
11-7
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3700
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65
93
%%
95
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3.0 1000-2800
2.0
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71
91
11-5
600-1600
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200
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160
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950
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500
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1900
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2000
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433
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1075
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432
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11-8
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740
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6&7
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1-8
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1i-8
21
22
23
25
blue-green
14 sand “Uncle Jangle”
1 sand, lagoon, dredged
2 sand
oon, dredged
1 sand, lagoon, dredged
Date of
1952"
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alga,
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