Table 3. ANOVA results from a comparison of soil attributes between remnant riparian rainforest (n = 2) and pasture (n = 5).
Variable | ANOVA P value | Mean pasture ±1 SD | Mean remnant ±1 SD | Contrast remnant (R) vs. pasture (P) |
Fine root biomass (g kg−1) | 0.09 | 6.64±4.05 | 13.00±0.38 | NS |
Bulk density (g cm−3) | 0.36 | 0.69±0.08 | 0.61±0.12 | NS |
SOC (%) | 0.60 | 6.15±1.83 | 7.31±4.15 | NS |
TN (%) | 0.85 | 0.71±0.14 | 0.74±0.26 | NS |
Nitrate (mg kg−1) | 0.26 | 11.8±7.24 | 22.7±17.9 | NS |
Nitrification rate (mg kg−1 soil d−1) | 0.65 | 0.67±0.75 | 0.39±0.03 | NS |
Ammonium (mg kg−1) | 0.46 | 4.36±4.27 | 7.85±8.10 | NS |
Ammonification rate (mg kg−1 soil d−1) | 0.73 | 0.65±0.98 | 0.65±0.98 | NS |
Infiltration rate (mm h−1) | 0.03 | 220±151 | 1421±995 | R>P |
Bold text indicates significance at 0.05 level, NS not significant if P>0.05, SD standard deviation.