Table 2. Characteristics of soil (mean ± SE, n = 3) in different habitats and depths.

Habitat	Soil depth	Soil water content (%)	SOM (g kg−1)	TN (g kg−1)	TP (mg kg−1)	AP (mg kg−1)	AK (mg kg−1)	pH value
CC	0–10 cm	86.53 ± 6.67a	117.2 ± 16.0a	4.55 ± 0.6a	424.4 ± 52.8a	67.9 ± 24.4a	83.1 ± 8.8b	4.70 ± 0.12a
	10–20 cm	58.43 ± 0.75b	81.0 ± 11.3a	2.80 ± 0.4b	550.3 ± 67a	37.5 ± 8.4a	65.9 ± 8.8b	4.43 ± 0.02b
CG	0–10 cm	59.97 ± 0.67ab	93.3 ± 12.4a	4.33 ± 0.2a	391.1 ± 84.2a	32.4 ± 2.0a	125.2 ± 12.5a	4.40 ± 0.06b
	10–20 cm	57.17 ± 2.14b	83.4 ± 10.2a	2.76 ± 0.1b	508.1 ± 106.8a	41.2 ± 16.4a	67.8 ± 11.6b	4.57 ± 0.02ab
Dependence of soil characteristics on habitat, soil depth, and their interactions in ANOVAs (F value)
Habitat		63.67***	0.72	0.11	0.22	1.08	4.34	1.26
Depth		50.69**	3.29*	18.87**	2.29	0.5	12.47**	0.42
Habitat*Depth		55.87*	1.07	0.51	0.003	1.63	3.62	10.07*

Notes.

CC

Closed Canopy

CG

Canopy Gap

SOM

soil organic matter

TN

total nitrogen

TP

total phosphorus

AP

available phosphorus

AK

available potassium

Means with the same letters are not significantly different (a one-way ANOVA, the LSD test, at the 5% level).

^*p < 0.05.

^**p < 0.01.

^***p < 0.001.

Significant results (p < 0.05) are shown in bold.