. 2022 Oct 6;12:16769. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-21089-4

Table 5.

Soil bulk density (g cm⁻³) across land-uses by depth category and study region.

Land-use	Soil depth	Soil bulk density, g cm⁻³, mean (± 95% CI)
Land-use	Soil depth	Jalisco	Campeche	Chiapas
Open pasturelands
	0–10 cm	1.2 (± 0.07)^a	0.9 (± 0.10)^ab	1.3 (± 0.06)^a
	10–20 cm	1.3 (± 0.08)^p	0.9 (± 0.14)^pq	1.4 (± 0.04)^q
	20–30 cm	1.3 (± 0.08)^y	1.0 (± 0.11)^x	1.4 (± 0.04)^x
	0–30 cm	1.3 (± 0.05)^B	1.0 (± 0.07)^AB	1.4 (± 0.03)^B
Fodder banks
	0–10 cm	1.1 (± 0.08)^a	nd	1.3 (± 0.05)^a
	10–20 cm	1.1 (± 0.04)^p	nd	1.3 (± 0.05)^pq
	20–30 cm	1.1 (± 0.09)^xy	nd	1.4 (± 0.04)^x
	0–30 cm	1.1 (± 0.04)^A	nd	1.3 (± 0.03)^AB
Live fences
	0–10 cm	nd	1.0 (± 0.10)^b	1.3 (± 0.05)^a
	10–20 cm	nd	1.1 (± 0.10)^q	1.3 (± 0.07)^pq
	20–30 cm	nd	0.9 (c 0.12)^x	1.3 (± 0.06)^x
	0–30 cm	nd	1.0 (± 0.06)^B	1.3 (± 0.03)^AB
Dispersed trees on pasturelands
	0–10 cm	1.1 (± 0.10)^a	0.9 (± 0.09)^a	1.3 (± 0.06)^a
	10–20 cm	1.2 (± 0.10)^p	0.8 (± 0.09)^p	1.3(± 0.05)^pq
	20–30 cm	1.2 (± 0.06)^xy	0.9 (± 0.07)^x	1.3(± 0.06)^x
	0–30 cm	1.1 (± 0.05)^A	0.9 (± 0.05)^A	1.3 (± 0.03)^AB
Secondary forests
	0–10 cm	1.1 (± 0.07)^a	0.7 (± 0.12)^a	1.2 (± 0.05)^a
	10–20 cm	1.2 (± 0.08)^p	0.8 (± 0.12)^p	1.2 (± 0.09)^p
	20–30 cm	1.1 (± 0.12)^x	0.8 (± 0.09)^x	1.3 (± 0.07)^x
	0–30 cm	1.1 (± 0.05)^A	0.8 (± 0.06)^A	1.2 (± 0.04)^A
Primary forests
	0–10 cm	nd	0.8 (± 0.14)^a	1.2 (± 0.05)^a
	10–20 cm	nd	0.8 (± 0.10)^p	1.3 (± 0.07)^pq
	20–30 cm	nd	0.8 (± 0.13)^x	1.3 (± 0.05)^x
	0–30 cm	nd	0.8 (± 0.07)^A	1.3 (± 0.06)^AB

Different letters indicate the statistical differences between land-uses (p < 0.05). CI = Confidence intervals.

nd: data not available.