Table 2.
Pearson correlation coefficients between mass loss (M loss), microbial biomass (C mic), basal respiration (BR), microbial growth after C addition (+C slope), metabolic quotient (qO2), the abundance of Collembola, Oribatida, Mesostigmata, and Prostigmata, and litter C‐to‐N ratio
| M loss | C mic | BR | qCO2 | +C Slope | Collembola | Oribatida | Mesostigmata | Prostigmata | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M loss | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| C mic | 0.30*** | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BR | 0.42*** | 0.53*** | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| qO2 | 0.20** | −0.16 *** | 0.50*** | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| +C slope | 0.20** | 0.23*** | 0.38*** | 0.07 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Collembola | 0.16** | 0.09 | 0.04 | −0.10 | 0.12 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Oribatida | 0.25*** | 0.08 | 0.13* | 0.04 | 0.12 | 0.50*** | 1 | — | — |
| Mesostigmata | −0.05 | −0.07 | −0.15* | −0.16* | −0.05 | 0.40*** | 0.40*** | 1 | — |
| Prostigmata | 0.05 | 0.02 | <0.01 | −0.11 | 0.07 | 0.37*** | 0.39*** | 0.48*** | 1 |
| C‐to‐N | −0.24*** | −0.16* | −0.19** | 0.05 | −0.15* | −0.15* | −0.01 | −0.07 | −0.19*** |
Significant correlations are given in bold (*p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001).