Fig. 5

Structural equation modeling (SEM) used to examine standard total effects on SWC and NO3−-N respectively for the 0-5 (a), 5-10 (b), 10-15 (c) soil profile. The effects of the recovery years, soil depth and soil factors (i.e., clay content - CL and sand content - SL) on SWC and NO3−-N as determined SEM for different soil layers. Red and blue arrows represent.