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. 2016 Nov 4;6:36587. doi: 10.1038/srep36587

Table 1. Soil properties under different land use types at two soil depths.

Parameter Depth (cm) Land use type
F-value
W S C U D L D × L
Soil moisture 0–10 0.22 ± 0.02 0.18 ± 0.01 0.20 ± 0.04 0.12 ± 0.01 7.33* 22.37*** NS
  10–30 0.18 ± 0.01 0.14 ± 0.01 0.20 ± 0.01 0.12 ± 0.02      
Soil temperature   23.78 ± 1.11 25.18 ± 0.93 19.78 ± 0.17 26.85 ± 1.80 NS 40.10*** NS
pH 0–10 8.17 ± 0.08 8.17 ± 0.07 8.47 ± 0.12 8.53 ± 0.08 NS 21.82*** 3.76*
  10–30 8.29 ± 0.03 8.34 ± 0.08 8.38 ± 0.07 8.53 ± 0.03      
SOC (g/kg) 0–10 18.81 ± 2.53 15.59 ± 2.37 4.14 ± 1.09 3.64 ± 0.56 13.60** 29.28*** 6.11**
  10–30 7.26 ± 1.83 12.53 ± 0.61 3.18 ± 0.75 3.57 ± 0.17      
SON (g/kg) 0–10 1.30 ± 0.34 0.89 ± 0.06 0.58 ± 0.13 0.42 ± 0.03 23.45*** 21.77*** 5.66**
  10–30 0.69 ± 0.07 0.55 ± 0.03 0.48 ± 0.05 0.39 ± 0.05      
C:N ratio 0–10 14.27 ± 1.56 17.59 ± 3.40 7.15 ± 0.33 8.61 ± 0.91 NS 107.73*** 9.47**
  10–30 10.48 ± 1.56 22.96 ± 0.52 6.65 ± 1.15 8.07 ± 2.28      
LC (g/kg) 0–10 5.40 ± 1.94 5.69 ± 0.87 0.68 ± 0.41 1.61 ± 0.67 17.58** 31.60*** 5.97**
  10–30 1.73 ± 0.72 3.73 ± 0.09 0.27 ± 0.04 1.32 ± 0.12      
LN (g/kg) 0–10 0.67 ± 0.23 0.24 ± 0.15 0.18 ± 0.08 0.09 ± 0.04 5.03* 17.17*** 3.03*
  10–30 0.34 ± 0.07 0.22 ± 0.04 0.11 ± 0.02 0.08 ± 0.07      
RC (g/kg) 0–10 13.41 ± 4.63 9.90 ± 1.50 3.46 ± 0.82 2.48 ± 0.17 10.79** 26.86*** 6.03**
  10–30 5.53 ± 1.21 8.80 ± 0.09 2.91 ± 0.78 2.25 ± 0.09      
RN (g/kg) 0–10 0.62 ± 0.11 0.65 ± 0.15 0.40 ± 0.07 0.34 ± 0.07 23.66*** 5.94** 5.57**
  10–30 0.35 ± 0.04 0.33 ± 0.04 0.37 ± 0.06 0.31 ± 0.03      

Note: W = woodland; S = shrubland; C = cropland; U = uncultivated land; D = depth; L = land use type. Values are mean (n = 9) with standard error. Statistical Significance of the effects of land use type, depth and their interactions on soil properties based on Two-way ANOVA (NS = not significant; *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001; numbers are F-values).