Table 3 Median values of ecological stoichiometric characteristics between forests and grasslands (medians (lower quartiles, upper quartiles)).

From: The advantage of afforestation using native tree species to enhance soil quality in degraded forest ecosystems

Items

Index

F

G

|Z|

Ecological stoichiometry

C:N

16.88 (15.13, 18.64)

15.2 (13.35, 16.73)

3.16**

C:P

117.65 (90.18, 151.61)

97.81 (66.61, 116.97)

2.60**

N:P

6.91 (5.57, 8.08)

6.79 (4.99, 7.48)

1.16

  1. F indicates forest, G indicates grassland. * P ≤ 0.05; ** P ≤ 0.01.
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