Table 2 Partial Mantel test results for the correlation between bacterial community composition and soil characteristics along the elevational gradients.

From: Change of rhizospheric bacterial community of the ancient wild tea along elevational gradients in Ailao mountain, China

Variables

NH4+-N

C

N

TP

SOM

C/N

AP

NO3N

Soil pH

SM

r

0.39

0.33

0.36

0.16

0.13

0.07

0.04

0.03

−0.02

0.02

P

0.001

0.004

0.005

0.22

0.32

0.60

0.78

0.81

0.84

0.86

  1. TP, total phosphorus; AP, available phosphorus, SOM, soil organic matter; N, total nitrogen; C, total carbon; NH4+-N, ammonium nitrogen; NO3N, nitrate nitrogen.