Table 5 Path analysis results.

From: Effects of different sand fixation plantations on soil properties in the Hunshandake Sandy Land, Eastern Inner Mongolia, China

Independent Variables

Direct Path Coefficient

T

P

SOM

0.001

0.674

0.503

TN

−0.001

−0.014

0.989

TP

0.003

0.050

0.961

TK

0.003

1.655

0.103

AN

−0.001

−0.459

0.648

AP

0.017

0.996

0.323

AK

0.001

0.494

0.623

SWC

0.004

1.212

0.230

SBD

−0.054

−2.373

0.020

Clay

0.129

6.694

0.000

Sand

−0.003

−1.837

0.070