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. 2013 Jul 26;8(7):e69498. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069498

Table 4. Detailed information about the assessment units.

Assessment unit Land use Slope gradient (°) Altitude (m) Soil organic matter (g/kg) Total nitrogen (g/kg) Available phosphorus (mg/kg) Available potassium (mg/kg) Bulk density (g/cm3) Soil texture (physical clay content ≤0.01 mm) (%) Soil water content (%) Main species
1 Arable land 7 1170 14.29 0.41 4.64 203.78 1.60 17.52 9.45 Solanum tuberosum
2 Arable land 5 1127 22.26 0.39 15.83 420.90 1.57 12.99 12.16 Setaria italica
3 Arable land 0 1155 16.02 0.24 7.36 244.80 1.59 11.37 12.09 Zea mays
4 Forestland 15 1195 9.54 0.22 5.12 269.09 1.53 6.01 3.71 Populus simonii
5 Forestland 14 1201 13.84 0.35 5.87 279.82 1.60 7.07 4.46 Populus simonii
6 Forestland 10 1170 12.50 0.26 5.17 176.56 1.54 5.14 2.00 Pinus tabulaeformis
7 Forestland 12 1154 5.80 0.07 3.77 72.55 1.55 6.59 3.78 Populus simonii
8 Forestland 17 1175 3.08 0.05 3.14 133.91 1.56 6.86 3.91 Populus simonii
9 Grassland 17 1160 2.90 0.12 3.06 119.29 1.60 9.21 3.90 Stipa bungeana
10 Grassland 15 1196 1.99 0.08 2.46 92.97 1.58 19.13 3.51 Medicago sativa
11 Grassland 20 1189 8.14 0.16 4.58 116.34 1.58 2.27 3.64 Medicago sativa
12 Grassland 30 1204 6.23 0.13 3.95 297.40 1.61 12.45 8.60 Lespedeza daurica
13 Grassland 10 1237 11.02 0.22 7.28 157.24 1.59 39.50 9.54 Stipa bungeana
14 Grassland 9 1152 6.38 0.14 4.11 85.04 1.59 18.86 8.17 Stipa bungeana
15 Grassland 18 1197 2.46 0.08 2.98 186.94 1.57 20.52 8.50 Stipa bungeana