Table 7. Correlation between the stability parameters of aggregates, aggregate-associated C and total SOC in 0–60 cm depth soils.

	SOC	> 0.25 mm water-stable aggregates	MWD	GMD	ELT	D	> 2 mm aggregate-associated C	1–2 mm aggregate-associated C	0.25–1.00 mm aggregate-associated C	0.053–0.250 mm aggregate-associated C	0.02–0.053 mm aggregate-associated C
> 0.25 mm water-stable aggregates	0.35
MWD	0.57	0.71
GMD	0.36	0.73	0.64
ELT	-0.34	-1.00**	-0.72	-0.74
D	-0.21	-0.75	-0.79*	-0.91**	0.76*
> 2 mm aggregate-associated C	0.96**	0.57	0.71	0.47	-0.56	-0.37
1–2 mm aggregate-associated C	0.93**	0.51	0.79*	0.39	-0.50	-0.36	0.96**
0.25–1.00 mm aggregate-associated C	0.95**	0.49	0.78*	0.41	-0.48	-0.37	0.97**	1.00**
0.053–0.25 mm aggregate-associated C	0.96**	0.44	0.74	0.34	-0.43	-0.30	0.97**	0.99**	1.00**
0.02–0.053 mm aggregate-associated C	0.94**	0.46	0.76*	0.32	-0.45	-0.30	0.96**	1.00**	0.99**	1.00**
< 0.02 mm aggregate-associated C	0.91**	0.49	0.75	0.28	-0.48	-0.27	0.95**	0.99**	0.98**	0.98**	0.99**

* and ** in the table express a significant level at P<0.05 and P<0.01, respectively.