Table 1 Texture and pH at the two forest ecosystem types (lowlands and montane).

From: In-depth analysis of N2O fluxes in tropical forest soils of the Congo Basin combining isotope and functional gene analysis

Forest site

Depth (cm)

Clay (%)

Silt (%)

Sand (%)

pH

Lowlands

0–15

3.1

11.0

85.9

3.93 ± 0.02

 

15–30

6.2

11.3

82.6

4.01 ± 0.04

Montane

0–15

6.7

47.1

46.2

6.08 ± 0.00

 

15–30

9.7

70.0

20.3

5.25 ± 0.42

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