Table 3.
Soil chemical properties of the different age stages
| Forest ages | Nitrate nitrogen (mg/kg) | Ammonium nitrogen (mg/kg) | N (%) | C (%) | pH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 14.63a | 4.13c | 0.68a | 9.63a,b | 4.63d |
| 30 | 13.04a | 8.56a | 0.60a | 8.16b | 5.53a |
| 50 | 6.32a | 2.79d | 0.71a | 9.54a,b | 5.10b |
| 70 | 14.38a | 4.53b,c | 0.75a | 9.42a,b | 5.20a, |
| 100 | 16.09a | 5.46b | 0.92b | 11.78a | 4.67c |
a–dDifferent letters in the same column means significant differences at 0.05 levels among samples