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.

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

 

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**