Table 4. Phosphorus storage of plant total biomass, litter total biomass, soil and net ecosystem.
Different letters indicate significant differences (p < 0.05) among forest types based on a one-way ANOVA followed by an LSD test.
| Ecosystem pool | BM | BCM | CM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P storage | Percentage | P storage | Percentage | P storage | Percentage | |
| Tree (kg ha−1) | 173.67 ± 13a | 2.72 | 130.27 ± 23ab | 2.8 | 89.13 ± 3.9b | 2.00 |
| Shrub (kg ha−1) | 5.56 ± 0.19ab | 0.09 | 6.54 ± 1.04a | 0.14 | 4.01 ± 0.2b | 0.09 |
| Herb (kg ha−1) | 1.43 ± 0.04b | 0.02 | 1.28 ± 0.07b | 0.03 | 2.58 ± 0.32a | 0.06 |
| G-litter (kg ha−1) | 6.86 ± 0.53ab | 0.11 | 6.04 ± 0.07b | 0.13 | 7.77 ± 0.36a | 0.17 |
| Soil (t ha−1) | 6.19 ± 0.39 | 97.06 | 4.51 ± 0.8 | 96.9 | 4.36 ± 0.35 | 97.76 |
| Net ecosystem (t ha−1) | 6.37 ± 0.39 | 100 | 4.66 ± 0.84 | 100 | 4.46 ± 0.34 | 100 |
Note:
BM, broadleaf mixed forests; BCM, broadleaf-conifer mixed forests; CM, coniferous mixed forests.