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. 2014 Apr 14;9(4):e93584. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093584

Table 3. Summary of statistical parameters for soil organic carbon (SOC) concentrations at different soil depths.

Variables SOC (g kg−1)
0–10 cm 10–20 cm 20–30 cm 30–40 cm
Maximum 4.5 3.9 4.3 3.6
Minimum 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5
Mean 1.6 a 1.5 ab 1.4 b 1.4 b
SD 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
CV 36.8 38.5 41.0 42.1
Skewness 1.83 1.26 1.64 1.15
Kurtosis 5.95 2.40 4.66 1.04
P of K-S test 0.001 0.012 0.009 0.006

SD, standard deviation; CV, coefficient of variation. Mean values followed by the same letter are not significantly different (α = 0.05) at different soil depths using the LSD method.