Figure 3

Spatio-temporal variation of edaphic factors of K. virginica plantations and control plot in Qingkou saltern (A–D) and Jinhai farm (E–G). After data processing, all factors values range from 0 to10. Different color and style of lines represented different soil layers. C10cm: 0–10 cm soil layer in control plot. C20cm: 10–20 cm soil layer in control plot. C30cm: 20–30 cm soil layer in control plot. P10cm: 0–10 cm soil layer in K. virginica plantation. P20cm: 10–20 cm soil layer in K. virginica plantation. P30cm: 20–30 cm soil layer in K. virginica plantation. Data are means ± SE of five replicates. Comparisons among means were made with the Least Significant Difference (LSD) test.