Table 2 Effect of land uses on soil dry-stable aggregates (%) at different depth (mean ± SD).

From: Variation of soil organic carbon and physical properties in relation to land uses in the Yellow River Delta, China

Soil depths

Land uses

 > 5 mm

5–2 mm

2–1 mm

0.5–1 mm

0.5–0.25 mm

R0.25

0–5 cm

AL

14.01 ± 1.68a

14.18 ± 4.36a

6.54 ± 1.30b

8.03 ± 1.48b

5.64 ± 1.64b

48.41 ± 9.27b

GL

10.57 ± 0.43b

16.06 ± 2.80a

14.30 ± 1.76a

24.80 ± 3.24a

14.15 ± 2.46a

79.89 ± 4.59a

FL

1.98 ± 1.12c

3.03 ± 0.87b

1.70 ± 0.56c

2.14 ± 0.62c

2.37 ± 0.95c

11.22 ± 3.50c

5–10 cm

AL

16.15 ± 2.57b

14.86 ± 1.16b

7.86 ± 1.50b

8.60 ± 1.29b

5.58 ± 0.51b

53.04 ± 4.74b

GL

23.67 ± 4.84a

23.72 ± 1.91a

12.60 ± 0.81a

14.51 ± 2.14a

8.41 ± 2.15a

82.93 ± 3.92a

FL

4.44 ± 3.65c

4.98 ± 3.63c

1.55 ± 0.87c

1.31 ± 0.69c

1.30 ± 0.44c

13.57 ± 9.06c

10–20 cm

AL

23.04 ± 3.80b

13.21 ± 2.69b

8.12 ± 2.76b

8.64 ± 1.84b

5.17 ± 0.74b

58.17 ± 7.01b

GL

37.49 ± 3.75a

25.65 ± 2.10a

10.98 ± 0.53a

11.78 ± 1.55a

6.15 ± 0.66a

92.04 ± 1.49a

FL

2.59 ± 0.57c

3.35 ± 0.57c

1.28 ± 0.16c

1.35 ± 0.15c

1.46 ± 0.53c

10.03 ± 1.07c

20–30 cm

AL

7.06 ± 2.79c

19.48 ± 11.30a

5.60 ± 1.24b

7.09 ± 2.70b

3.86 ± 1.29b

43.07 ± 16.94b

GL

39.45 ± 4.08a

25.89 ± 1.39a

9.77 ± 2.81a

10.76 ± 1.14a

5.38 ± 0.75a

91.25 ± 3.77a

FL

13.68 ± 0.98b

8.58 ± 1.43b

4.53 ± 2.50b

3.62 ± 1.78c

2.37 ± 0.95c

32.78 ± 6.21b

30–50 cm

AL

9.97 ± 0.43c

12.45 ± 4.83c

6.04 ± 0.22b

4.99 ± 2.04b

3.00 ± 1.58a

36.45 ± 8.49c

GL

44.76 ± 4.87a

31.28 ± 4.36a

10.62 ± 1.52a

9.13 ± 0.98a

3.67 ± 0.49a

99.47 ± 6.88a

FL

23.50 ± 3.97b

24.63 ± 1.41b

9.49 ± 1.35a

7.03 ± 1.54ab

3.81 ± 0.59a

68.46 ± 3.85b

  1. Different letters with the same soil depth indicate significant difference (n = 5, p < 0.05) between different land uses by one-way ANOVA. R0.25 is aggregates of diameter > 0.25 mm.