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. 2014 Aug 12;9(8):e104198. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104198

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.