Table 2.
Beta diversity | Tillageb | Soil texturea | Soil moisture | TN | SOC | Urease | Invertase |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phylogenetic membership | PT | 0.370* | 0.503** | −0.069ns | 0.287* | 0.136ns | 0.349* |
CPT | 0.532** | 0.365** | 0.252* | 0.107ns | −0.039ns | 0.466** | |
ZT | 0.167ns | 0.444** | 0.137ns | 0.023ns | 0.137ns | 0.226* | |
Phylogenetic composition | PT | 0.572** | 0.525** | −0.022ns | 0.356* | 0.020ns | 0.455** |
CPT | 0.769** | 0.458** | 0.400* | 0.183ns | 0.131ns | 0.547** | |
ZT | 0.307* | 0.228ns | 0.205ns | −0.069ns | −0.036ns | 0.294* | |
Taxonomic composition | PT | 0.297* | 0.696** | 0.030ns | 0.299* | −0.118ns | 0.153ns |
CPT | 0.613** | 0.673* | 0.322* | 0.359* | 0.037ns | 0.420* | |
ZT | 0.052ns | 0.211ns | 0.005ns | −0.050ns | −0.132ns | 0.126ns |
Values are mean of three soil samples. Soil texture, Sand/(Clay+Silt); SOC, soil organic carbon; TN, total nitrogen.
PT, Plow tillage; ZT, Zero tillage.
0.01 < P < 0.05;
P < 0.01; ns, no significant P >0.05.