TABLE 1.
Results of soil chemical analysis for Stebbins Gulch in June and September of 2006a
| Soil parameter | Result from: |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| June | September | ||
| pH | 3.98 (0.05) | 3.95 (0.05) | 0.723 |
| N (mg·g−1) | 0.428 (0.027) | 0.509 (0.027) | 0.011 |
| C (mg·g−1) | 6.54 (0.57) | 8.35 (0.57) | 0.002 |
| C/N | 14.86 (0.25) | 15.93 (0.25) | 0.007 |
| Labile Pi (mg·kg−1) | 60.86 (3.40) | 39.76 (3.40) | <0.001 |
| Labile Po (mg·kg−1) | 129.73 (4.64) | 61.80 (4.64) | <0.001 |
a
Means are shown, with standard errors of the means in parentheses. The Mann-Whitney rank sum test was used for this analysis (n = 60 for all tests). Significant differences between seasons are shown in bold.