The location of the study area.

<p>The location of the study area.</p

Soil properties (0–40 cm deep) in experimental and control plots.

<p>Soil properties (0–40 cm deep) in experimental and control plots.</p

Relationship between litter mass and sediment concentration for bare-soil plots (open diamonds), <i>Quercus variabilis</i> litter (closed diamonds), and <i>Pinus tabulaeformis</i> litter (open triangles) for four litter masses.

<p>Relationship between litter mass and sediment concentration for bare-soil plots (open diamonds), <i>Quercus variabilis</i> litter (closed diamonds), and <i>Pinus tabulaeformis</i> litter (open triangles) for four litter masses.</p

Schenmatic representation of interception device.

<p>Schenmatic representation of interception device.</p

Runoff yield and runoff coefficient data corresponding to each treatment and simulated rainfall event.

<p>Runoff yield and runoff coefficient data corresponding to each treatment and simulated rainfall event.</p

Rainfall intensity versus time to runoff and runoff coefficient for bare-soil plots (open diamonds), <i>Quercus variabilis</i> litter (closed diamonds), and <i>Pinus tabulaeformis</i> litter (open triangles) for four litter masses.

<p>Rainfall intensity versus time to runoff and runoff coefficient for bare-soil plots (open diamonds), <i>Quercus variabilis</i> litter (closed diamonds), and <i>Pinus tabulaeformis</i> litter (open triangles) for four litter masses.</p

Relationships between litter mass and <i>C_min</i> for <i>Q. variabilis</i> (A), <i>A</i>. <i>truncatum</i> (B), <i>P. tabulaeformis</i> (C), and <i>P. orientalis</i> (D).

<p>Relationships between litter mass and <i>C_min</i> for <i>Q. variabilis</i> (A), <i>A</i>. <i>truncatum</i> (B), <i>P. tabulaeformis</i> (C), and <i>P. orientalis</i> (D).</p

Runoff yield versus litter mass for five rainfall intensities for bare-soil plots (Litter mass equals zero represents ‘bare’), <i>Quercus variabilis</i> litter (A), and <i>Pinus tabulaeformis</i> litter (B).

<p>Runoff yield versus litter mass for five rainfall intensities for bare-soil plots (Litter mass equals zero represents ‘bare’), <i>Quercus variabilis</i> litter (A), and <i>Pinus tabulaeformis</i> litter (B).</p

Forest stands and litter characteristics [38].

<p>*Diameter at breast height.</p><p>Forest stands and litter characteristics <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0107789#pone.0107789-Li2" target="_blank">[38]</a>.</p

A single set of schematic diagram of experimental runoff plots.

<p>A single set of schematic diagram of experimental runoff plots.</p