Table 2 Soil carbon and nitrogen contents in the topsoil of different stands in 2005 and 2014.

From: Effects of moso bamboo encroachment into native, broad-leaved forests on soil carbon and nitrogen pools

 

2005 BF

2005 MF

2005 BLF

2014 BF

2014 MF

2014 BLF

TOC (g kg−1)

39.15a

50.98bA

52.31b

37.23a

40.37aB

54.18b

MBC (mg kg−1)

293.71a

266.40bA

256.46c

299.19a

280.00aB

250.46c

WSOC (mg kg−1)

410.32a

370.78bA

350.12c

420.00a

421.10aB

340.86b

TN (g kg−1)

2.06a

2.81bA

2.97b

2.10a

2.31aB

2.90b

  1. Note: figures followed by different lowercase letters in the same row indicate significant differences among forests in the same year at 0.05 level; different uppercase letters in the same row indicate significant differences between in 2005 and 2014 in the same forests at 0.05 level.
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