Table 1 Plant traits under different sites and elevations (see Fig. 1) in the water level fluctuation zone of the Three Gorges Reservoir, China.

From: Linkages between soil organic carbon fractions and carbon-hydrolyzing enzyme activities across riparian zones in the Three Gorges of China

  

Biomass (g/m2)

Plant C (g/m2)

Plant N (g/m2)

Plant C: N ratios

Sites (S)

CS

678.06 ± 160.62

230.89 ± 54.93

10.24 ± 2.20

23.18 ± 3.19

FL

527.04 ± 94.84

177.28 ± 30.18

11.34 ± 2.39

17.58 ± 2.60

ZX

695.02 ± 77.02

252.99 ± 26.94

8.80 ± 1.97

37.55 ± 6.19

WZ

364.95 ± 35.31

134.17 ± 13.87

6.00 ± 1.01

24.46 ± 2.43

BD

362.78 ± 22.18

128.88 ± 9.65

5.47 ± 0.54

25.19 ± 2.70

ZG

512.58 ± 89.52

185.66 ± 30.79

6.23 ± 0.69

30.81 ± 4.17

Elevations (E)

C

322.73 ± 33.63

117.58 ± 13.52

5.59 ± 0.67

24.85 ± 4.02

H

648.74 ± 80.43

230.07 ± 27.38

9.19 ± 1.36

27.82 ± 2.03

M

598.74 ± 61.00

207.28 ± 20.13

9.25 ± 1.38

26.71 ± 2.58

Source of variation

S

7.33***

7.76***

4.42**

8.514***

E

21.66***

21.92***

6.42**

NS

S × E

6.25***

6.61***

4.06***

8.557***

  1. Note: CS, Changshou; FL, Fuling; ZX, Zhongxian; WZ, Wanzhou; BD, Badong; ZG, Zigui; C, control, elevation>175 m; H, high elevation between 160–175 m; M middle elevation between 145–160 m. Data are expressed as mean ± SE (site: n = 9, elevation: n = 18). Plant C, plant carbon content; Plant N, plant nitrogen content; S, sites; E, elevations. Significance effects of the sites and elevations on plant traits were based on Two-way ANOVA (NS = not significant; *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001; numbers are F-values).
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