Table 2 Coefficients of the relationships between elevation (ele), slope (slo), aspect (asp) and soil organic carbon stocks in different soil layers.

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

Soil layers

Ele

Slo

Asp

Ele:Slo

Ele:Asp

Slo:Asp

0–20 cm

0.019**

3.38 × 10−4

−0.006

4.6 × 10−4*

4.0 × 10−5*

−1.7 × 10−4

20–40 cm

0.014**

−0.040

0.008

3.9 × 10−4

3.76 × 10−5*

4.4 × 10−4

40–60 cm

0.018**

−0.149

0.029

2.91 × 10−4

5.8 × 10−5**

4.02 × 10−4

0–60 cm

0.050**

−0.170

0.029

1.23 × 10−3*

1.28 × 10−4**

8.01 × 10−4

  1. * and ** indicates significant difference at level of 0.05 and 0.01, respectively.