Table 3. Pearson correlation coefficients among soil chemical properties, and between soil properties and community diversity.
| TOC | TON | AP | SWC | pH | EC | OTU richness | Shannon index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOC | 0.446 | 0.484 | ||||||
| TON | 0.970*** | 0.549* | 0.620* | |||||
| AP | 0.728** | 0.761*** | 0.559* | 0.609* | ||||
| SWC | 0.479* | 0.476* | 0.137 | 0.485 | 0.435 | |||
| pH | 0.420 | 0.467 | 0.151 | 0.301 | 0.504 | 0.459 | ||
| EC | −0.211 | −0.235 | −0.126 | −0.206 | 0.235 | −0.093 | −0.054 |
∗ indicates significance level, * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001.
- EC
- electrical conductivity
- TOC
- total organic carbon
- SOM
- soil organic matter
- TON
- total nitrogen
- AP
- available phosphorous
- SWC
- soil water content.