TABLE 1.
Soil basic properties along alpine wetland degradation gradients.
| Degradation | SWC /% | pH | TOC /mg g–1 | DOC /mg kg–1 | TP /mg g–1 | TN /mg g–1 | MBP /mg g–1 |
| W | 79.4 ± 3.0a | 6.99 ± 0.92a | 68.21 ± 44.92b | 40.76 ± 21.70b | 692.26 ± 183.27b | 4.47 ± 2.66b | 8.65 ± 1.82b |
| WM | 56.2 ± 3.7b | 7.16 ± 0.88a | 143.1 ± 67.94a | 71.56 ± 42.56a | 1069.08 ± 198.61a | 9.99 ± 3.99a | 20.94 ± 7.99a |
| M | 40.7 ± 3.8c | 6.65 ± 0.70a | 75.39 ± 39.99b | 57.71 ± 20.43a | 1172.12 ± 592.68a | 8.61 ± 1.45a | 18.96 ± 4.50a |
| G | 29.4 ± 2.5d | 6.91 ± 0.92a | 38.37 ± 11.84c | 45.02 ± 10.46ab | 841.19 ± 151.17ab | 3.57 ± 1.17b | 17.24 ± 4.03a |
| D | 9.3 ± 2.0e | 7.41 ± 0.91a | 3.83 ± 3.30d | 39.63 ± 8.34b | 384.83 ± 105.33c | 0.31 ± 0.17c | 5.01 ± 2.36c |
W, typical wetland; WM, wet meadow; M, meadow; G, grassland; D, desert.
SWC, soil water content; TN, total nitrogen; TOC, soil total organic carbon; DOC, dissolved organic carbon; TP, total phosphorus; MBP, microbial biomass phosphorus. Different letters represent significant difference at P < 0.05.