Table 2 ANOVA results comparing carbon (%C), nitrogen (%N), phosphorus (%P), the ratios carbon to nitrogen (C:N ratio), nitrogen to phosphorus (N:P), and carbon to phosphorus (C:P) of plant tissue (leaf, litter, root) in different desertification stages.

From: Impact of desertification on soil and plant nutrient stoichiometry in a desert grassland

Plant tissue

% C

% N

% P

C:N ratio

C:P ratio

N:P ratio

Leaf

F = 3.26

F = 94.02**

F = 4.38*

F = 54.05**

F = 5.57*

F = 96.96**

Litter

F = 13.2**

F = 59.82**

F = 58.9**

F = 47.41**

F = 1.24**

F = 13.17**

Root

F = 5.90*

F = 11.94**

F = 42.29**

F = 17.61**

F = 95.81**

F = 28.31**

  1. The level of significance with *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01.
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