| Treatments (Leaf Litter) | Microbial Biomass (μgg−1) | Microbial Biomass as % of | MBC:MBN | ||
| Carbon | Nitrogen | Organic C | Total N | ||
| Eichhornia crassipes | 380 ± 34 | 33 ± 2.8 | 4.63 | 4.12 | 11.5 |
| Ipomea carnea | 340 ± 36 | 27 ± 3.1 | 4.14 | 3.37 | 12.6 |