Table 2 The mean value standard error and its statistical significance for the cubic mixed-temporal-effect model + EW density (random temporal effects and fixed EW density effects) and for the cubic fixed-temporal-effect model + EW density. The equation of the model is as follows: Ln (CO2EW/CO2CTL) = a + bxTime + cxEW_Density + dxTime2 + exTime3 + fx(Time/EW_Density).

From: Changes in soil carbon mineralization related to earthworm activity depend on the time since inoculation and their density in soil

 

Value

Std error

DF

t-value

p-value

Cubic time random-effect + EW density fixed-effect model

a: Intercept

0.1828

0.0458

500

3.99

0.0001

b: Time

0.00017

0.00044

500

2.09

0.0371

c: density

0.003649

0.00071

40

5.09

0.00001

d: Time2

− 6.81E−6

1.90E−6

500

− 3.91

0.0001

e: Time3

1.17E−08

3.41E−09

500

3.64

0.0003

f: Time/density

0.00022

0.00001

500

9.62

2.37E−6

Cubic time fixed-effect + EW density fixed-effect model

a: Intercept

0.22

0.0265

500

9.69

< 2E−16

b: Time

− 0.000919

0.000794

500

− 1.101

0.242

c: Density

0.00359

3.64E−4

40

9.839

< 2E−16

d: Time2

− 4.13E−6

− 6.06E−6

500

− 0.131

0.496

e: Time3

1.09E−08

1.202E−08

500

0.377

0.363

f: Time/density

0.0046

0.000227

500

20.408

0.000274