Table 2. Average values of δ13C in SOC for each layer at the three LTE sites.
Layer | Urumqi | Yangling | Zhengzhou | Mean |
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0–20 | −21.83 Aa* | −21.97 Ba | −22.59 Bb | −22.13 (34.8)**C |
20–40 | −21.90 Aa | −21.53 Ba | −22.49 Bb | −21.97(35.9) BC |
40–60 | −21.58 Aa | −21.57 Ba | −21.87 Aa | −21.68 (38.0) AB |
60–80 | −21.63 Aa | −21.56 Ba | −21.93 Aa | −21.71 (37.8) AB |
80–100 | −21.91 Ab | −20.96 Aa | −21.68 Ab | −21.52 (39.2) A |
*Values followed by the same letter (lower case letter within a row or upper case letter within a column) are not significantly different at P ≤ 0.05 based on LSD test.
**Percentage of maize derived SOC