Table 1 Variations of soil physicochemical properties.

From: Recovery in soil carbon stocks but reduced carbon stabilization after near-natural restoration in degraded alpine meadows

Depth (cm)

Measures

SWC (%)

BD (g cmāˆ’3)

TN (g kgāˆ’1)

TP (g kgāˆ’1)

C:N

C:P

N:P

0–20

BG

26.9 ± 0.5a

0.75 ± 0.05b

6.75 ± 0.21a

0.79 ± 0.04a

13.02 ± 0.75a

111.59 ± 6.81a

8.63 ± 0.38ab

RG

23.9 ± 0.5b

0.78 ± 0.01b

6.07 ± 0.12b

0.82 ± 0.05a

12.21 ± 0.23ab

92.14 ± 5.37b

7.54 ± 0.40b

CK

18.2 ± 0.8c

1.04 ± 0.03a

5.79 ± 0.10b

0.65 ± 0.03b

10.81 ± 0.30b

97.88 ± 5.18ab

9.05 ± 0.41a

20–40

BG

22.1 ± 0.4a

0.89 ± 0.03b

6.12 ± 0.19a

0.74 ± 0.06a

10.81 ± 0.38a

93.90 ± 7.81a

8.79 ± 0.81a

RG

21.6 ± 0.5a

0.98 ± 0.02a

5.40 ± 0.14b

0.62 ± 0.04a

11.85 ± 0.54a

104.27 ± 5.73a

8.97 ± 0.70a

CK

18.0 ± 1.0b

1.01 ± 0.02a

5.26 ± 0.17b

0.59 ± 0.02b

11.58 ± 0.48a

103.63 ± 4.73a

9.01 ± 0.42a

  1. Note: Different lowercase letters indicate significant differences between the three repair methods (P < 0.05, n = 9).
  2. BG banned grazing, RG rest grazing during the growing season, CK grazing, SWC soil water content, BD bulk density, TN total nitrogen, TP total phosphorus, C: N carbon-to-nitrogen ratio, C:P carbon-to-phosphorus ratio, N:P nitrogen-to-phosphorus ratio.