Table 3. The labile C pool I (LPI-C) and II (LPII-C), the recalcitrant C pool (RP-C), and the ratios of these SOC pools to total C per vegetation type ± standard error (n = 6).
| Elevation | LPI-C (g C kg−1) | LPII-C (g C kg−1) | RP-C (g C kg−1) | LPI-C/TC | LPII-C/TC | RP-C/TC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese cedar | 58.9 ± 3.3 a | 20.5 ± 2.2 a | 187.8 ± 8.3 a | 0.277 ± 0.014 b | 0.095 ± 0.006 b | 0.88 ± 0.026 a |
| Transition | 41.5 ± 3.0 b | 10.9 ± 1.2 b | 75.5 ± 12.8 b | 0.452 ± 0.025 a | 0.117 ± 0.006 a | 0.781 ± 0.060 ab |
| Bamboo | 38.3 ± 1.7 b | 10.2 ± 0.8 b | 54.6 ± 3.7 b | 0.480 ± 0.010 a | 0.127 ± 0.005 a | 0.681 ± 0.016 b |
| p-value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.005 | 0.007 |
The different letters indicate significant differences per soil variable between the vegetation types according to Tukey’s HSD comparisons at p = 0.05, and the bottom row represents the p-value of the one-way ANOVA results.