Table 2 Pearson’s correlation coefficients between nematode community composition and soil properties (n = 18).

From: Differential responses of soil nematode community to pig manure application levels in Ferric Acrisols

Soil properties

Nematode trophic groups

Bacterivores

Fungivores

Plant parasites

Omnivores-predators

SOC

0.879**

−0.739**

−0.796**

0.370

AN

0.802**

−0.695**

−0.655**

0.236

AP

0.819**

−0.722**

−0.758**

0.386

pH

0.794**

−0.815**

−0.775**

0.501*

TN

0.854**

−0.740**

−0.739**

0.315

TP

0.626**

−0.660**

−0.719**

0.581*

  1. *,**: correlation coefficient is significant at the 0.05 and 0.01 level (2-tailed), respectively. SOC: soil organic carbon; AN: alkaline nitrogen; AP: available phosphorus; TN: total nitrogen; TP: total phosphorus; and pH: pH value.
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