Table 2.
Soil nutrient concentrations and pH values in the three forest dynamics plots
| Site | Al | B | Ca | Cu | Fe | K | Mg | Mn | N | Nmin | P | Zn | pH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCI | 1,013.8 | 0.944 | 1732.5 | 8.08 | 178.5 | 171.8 | 298.9 | 370.7 | 25.92 | 17.84 | 2.90 | 5.66 | 5.66 |
| (233.3) | (0.536) | (743.2) | (2.04) | (46.2) | (74.7) | (128.0) | (155.6) | (7.96) | (12.82) | (1.62) | (4.14) | (0.34) | |
| La Planada | 3,732.4 | — | 168.6 | 2.20 | 562.2 | 62.5 | 26.1 | 3.9 | 22.71 | −5.91 | 20.20 | 1.28 | 4.46 |
| (234.3) | (63.78) | (0.43) | (219.1) | (18.0) | (7.5) | (5.5) | (4.2) | (7.11) | (12.89) | (0.48) | (0.29) | ||
| Yasuni | 1,796.7 | — | 409.9 | 1.06 | 284.1 | 99.8 | 112.5 | 139.8 | 10.84 | −0.21 | 6.34 | 1.44 | 4.63 |
| (278.8) | (275.4) | (0.49) | (82.4) | (112.0) | (65.2) | (95.0) | (3.01) | (4.08) | (2.35) | (0.55) | (0.31) |
For each plot, the top row gives plot-wide mean values (mg/kg) of 10 × 10 m quadrats, and the values in parentheses are standard deviations. Nmin, N mineralization rates (mg/kg per 28 days).