Table 2 Correlation of soil LOC content or enzyme activities with soil characteristics (n = 3). Significant correlations are indicated by *p < 0.05 or **p < 0.01 based on Pearson’s correlation analysis.
SOC | DOC | MBC | ROC | Cellulase | Amylase | Catalase | Invertase | pH | TN | TP | TK | AP | AK | NH4+–N | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DOC | 0.898** | ||||||||||||||
MBC | 0.704** | 0.727** | |||||||||||||
ROC | 0.466** | 0.460** | 0.381** | + | |||||||||||
Cellulase | 0.930** | 0.866** | 0.573** | 0.434** | |||||||||||
Amylase | 0.311* | 0.088 | −0.073 | 0.022 | 0.380** | ||||||||||
Catalase | 0.725** | 0.687** | 0.619** | 0.406** | 0.710** | 0.131 | |||||||||
Invertase | 0.570* | 0.541** | 0.518** | 0.384** | 0.491** | 0.016 | 0.558** | ||||||||
pH | −0.359* | −0.308* | −0.019 | −0.140 | −0.464** | −0.421** | −0.366* | 0.164 | |||||||
TN | 0.850** | 0.861** | 0.611** | 0.395** | 0.884** | 0.311* | 0.665** | 0. 524* | −0.597** | ||||||
TP | 0.679** | 0.679** | 0.423** | 0.327* | 0.721* | 0.334* | 0.423** | 0.44* | −0.430** | 0.862** | |||||
TK | −0.130 | −0.156 | −0.026 | −0.088 | −0.227 | −0.105 | −0.328* | −0.335* | 0.572** | −0.179 | 0.171 | ||||
AP | −0.201 | −0.211 | −0.035 | −0.176 | −0.254 | −0.200 | −0.157 | 0.199 | 0.520** | −0.329* | −0.208 | 0.268 | |||
AK | 0.635** | 0.465** | 0.337* | 0.249 | 0.635** | 0.588* | 0.274 | 0.165 | −0.287 | 0.599** | 0.609** | 0.131 | −0.202 | ||
NH4+–N | 0.575** | 0.604** | 0.413** | 0.032 | 0.628** | 0.508* | 0.531** | 0.401* | −0.741** | 0.785** | 0.547** | −0.491** | −0.294* | 0.313* | |
NO3−–N | 0.599** | 0.495** | 0.244 | 0.040 | 0.679** | 0.597** | 0.416** | −0.540* | −0.738** | 0.793** | 0.728** | −0.174 | −0.293* | 0.715** | 0.771** |