Table 2.
Soil variables in four habitat types compared using one‐way ANOVA. Values are means ± 1 SE
| Soil variable | Habitat type | F | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural regeneration | Island | Plantation | Reference forest | |||
| C (%) | 7.6 ± 0.9 | 6.6 ± 1.0 | 7.5 ± 1.6 | 7.4 ± 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.926 |
| N (%) | 0.6 ± 0.1 | 0.5 ± 0.1 | 0.6 ± 0.1 | 0.6 ± 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.920 |
| C:N | 12.7 ± 0.4 | 12.1 ± 0.4 | 11.9 ± 0.5 | 12.0 ± 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.532 |
| Mehlich P (mg·kg−1) | 4.0 ± 0.1 | 3.3 ± 1.3 | 2.8 ± 0.3 | 7.0 ± 1.0 | 3.4 | 0.060 |
| K (mg·kg−1) | 135.0 ± 34.3a | 109.0 ± 29.5a | 66.8 ± 3.5a | 258.5 ± 37.5b | 8.3 | 0.005 |
Means with the same letter are not significantly different using Tukey's multiple comparison procedure (P < 0.05).