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. 2016 Feb 22;6:21488. doi: 10.1038/srep21488

Table 3. The δ 13C values of soil fractions (0–20 cm) under long-term fertilization.

Fractions N NPK δ13C (‰) SNPK CK
MNPK
>2000 μm −20.01 ± 0.27b −20.43 ± 0.68b −20.16 ± 0.09b −19.11 ± 0.32a −21.47 ± 0.49c
LF −21.84 ± 0.78bc −20.72 ± 1.77ab −21.72 ± 0.66bc −19.41 ± 0.54a −22.67 ± 0.59c
iPOM −20.07 ± 0.12b −20.27 ± 0.47b −19.94 ± 0.14b −19.22 ± 0.49a −21.20 ± 0.22c
mSOM −17.51 ± 0.51cd −16.01 ± 0.87ab −16.38 ± 0.98bc −14.97 ± 0.84a −18.17 ± 0.52d
2000–250 μm −20.21 ± 0.38ab −20.69 ± 0.01ab −20.26 ± 0.09ab −19.28 ± 0.29a −21.04 ± 1.80b
LF −21.72 ± 0.77a −21.96 ± 0.90a −21.69 ± 0.92a −21.31 ± 1.48a −22.94 ± 0.19a
iPOM −19.50 ± 0.93ab −20.17 ± 0.12b −19.69 ± 0.28ab −19.15 ± 0.53a −21.30 ± 0.43c
mSOM −16.85 ± 0.38c −15.98 ± 0.04ab −16.38 ± 0.81bc −15.36 ± 0.37a −20.74 ± 0.22d
250–53 μm −19.16 ± 0.07c −18.59 ± 0.03bc −17.74 ± 0.19b −14.61 ± 1.49a −20.71 ± 0.61d
LF −21.36 ± 0.55a −21.93 ± 0.08ab −21.20 ± 0.05a −21.68 ± 0.78ab −22.24 ± 0.22b
iPOM −20.61 ± 0.19b −20.52 ± 0.49b −20.26 ± 0.15ab −19.72 ± 0.10a −21.48 ± 0.58c
mSOM −20.03 ± 0.67a −21.11 ± 0.38bc −20.64 ± 0.32ab −20.34 ± 0.37ab −21.82 ± 0.55c
<53 μm −20.34 ± 0.38ab −20.86 ± 0.15bc −20.19 ± 0.27a −19.84 ± 0.18a −21.19 ± 0.56c

Data are expressed as mean ± SE, n = 3. Different letters indicate statistical significance at P < 0.05 among fertilization treatments. Abbreviations: LF, Light fraction; iPOM, intra-aggregate POM; mSOM, mineral associated SOM; The abbreviations for fertilization treatments are the same as presented in Table 1.