Table 4.
The relationships between community composition and standardized soil properties across all samples from the three altitudes, tested using distance-based redundancy analysis
| F | Pr(> F) | |
|---|---|---|
| pH | 2.9–3.1 | 0.005–0.001 |
| SOC | 11.1 | 0.001 |
| MO | 7.7–8.6 | 0.001 |
| TN | 9.6 | 0.001 |
| TP | 2.2 | 0.012 |
| TK | 0.95 | 0.429 |
| AN | 8.3 | 0.001 |
| AP | 8.3 | 0.001 |
| AK | 1.4 | 0.154 |
| Temperature | 4.0 | 0.001 |
| SMBC | 1.6 | 0.092 |
| SMBN | 1.6–8.9 | 0.1–0.001 |
SOC Soil organic carbon, MO Moisture, TN Total nitrogen, TP Total phosphorus, TK Total potassium, AN Available nitrogen, AP Available phosphorus, AK Available potassium, Temperature: Soil temperature, SMBC Soil microbial biomass carbon, SMBN soil microbial biomass nitrogen