Table 1 Statistical description of soil organic carbon stocks for different soil layers (Mg ha−1).

From: Spatial distribution of soil organic carbon stock in Moso bamboo forests in subtropical China

Layers

Mean

Minimum

Maximum

Median

SD

CV (%)

1st Qu

3nd Qu

Skewness

Kurtosis

p of S-W test

0–20 cm

50.9

20.7

90.0

47.4

16.5

32.42

38.7

62.8

0.45

−0.58

0.009

20–40 cm

42.6

10.5

72.2

43.1

15.4

36.15

29.6

56.0

−0.05

−1.05

0.028

40–60 cm

33.3

6.6

80.1

32.1

15.7

47.15

21.1

42.9

0.44

−0.23

0.007

0–60 cm

126.7

52.8

229.7

119.9

40.6

32.04

93.7

150.6

0.36

−0.58

0.041

  1. SD = standard deviation; CV = coefficient of variation; 1st Qu = 25% quartile; 3rd = 75% quartile; S-W test = Shapiro –Wilk test.
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