Table 4 Pearson correlation coefficients of soil properties on plant traits across different sites and elevations (*P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001; numbers are F-values). See Table 1 for the abbreviations.
Biomass | Plant C | Plant N | Plant C: N ratios | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SOC | 0.348** | 0.331** | 0.426** | −0.145 |
C: N ratios | 0.388** | 0.376** | 0.278** | 0.090 |
LC | 0.404** | 0.374** | 0.508** | −0.281** |
RC | 0.016 | 0.036 | −0.008 | 0.217* |
RIC | 0.207* | 0.175 | 0.290** | −0.332** |