Table 2 Soil chemical properties under different intensities of tourism disturbance

From: Tourism disturbance gradient effects on soil fungal communities in southern China’s karst grassland

 

pH

SOC

(g kg−1)

TN

(g kg−1)

TP

(g kg−1)

TK

(g kg−1)

AN

(mg kg−1)

AP

(mg kg−1)

AK

(mg kg−1)

ND

5.11 ± 0.11a

13.87 ± 0.18a

9.25 ± 0.12a

1.86 ± 0.14a

8.37 ± 0.15a

774.94 ± 8.38a

1.31 ± 0.04a

213.67 ± 29.40ab

LD

5.58 ± 0.16b

10.62 ± 0.44b

7.92 ± 0.34b

1.56 ± 0.06b

11.59 ± 0.38b

723.59 ± 22.55ab

1.11 ± 0.09a

205.67 ± 30.42ab

MD

5.55 ± 0.04b

9.50 ± 0.21c

7.22 ± 0.15b

1.60 ± 0.02b

10.60 ± 0.09c

679.51 ± 8.78b

0.96 ± 0.11ab

156.50 ± 4.73a

SD

5.41 ± 0.05b

7.86 ± 0.46 d

6.13 ± 0.30c

1.59 ± 0.07b

12.06 ± 0.29b

579.15 ± 32.98c

0.63 ± 0.25b

331.83 ± 30.34b

One-way ANOVA

P value

0.015

0.000

0.000

0.071

0.000

0.000

0.024

0.132

  1. The mean values (mean ± standard deviation, n = 6) followed by different lowercase letters indicate significant differences between the treatment groups (p < 0.05). SOC soil organic carbon, TN total nitrogen, TP total phosphorus, TK total potassium, AN quick-acting nitrogen, AP effective phosphorus, AK quick-acting potassium, ND no disturbance, LD light disturbance, MD moderate disturbance, SD severe disturbance.