Table 2. Regressional relationships of SOC and STC determined between by the elemental analyzer and by the modified Walkley-Black (MWB) method in four soil depths on the Tibetan Plateau using a linear regression passing through the origin.
Soil depth (cm) | SOCCNS vs. SOCMWB | SOCCNS vs. STC | |||||
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n | Slope | R2 | P | Slope | R2 | P | |
0–5 | 179 | 1.054 | 0.967 | <0.001 | 0.907 | 0.972 | <0.001 |
5–10 | 180 | 1.158 | 0.976 | <0.001 | 0.830 | 0.954 | <0.001 |
10–20 | 179 | 1.141 | 0.970 | <0.001 | 0.728 | 0.932 | <0.001 |
20–30 | 174 | 1.161 | 0.965 | <0.001 | 0.606 | 0.898 | <0.001 |
SOCCNS, the difference between STC and SIC; SOCMWB, SOC determined by the MWB method.