Table 2 The nutrient contents of soil in the community with different levels of Ligularia virgaurea.

From: The ecological stoichiometry shifts induced by Ligularia virgaurea invasion in alpine meadows of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau

Level of L. virgaurea density

TN

(mg·g− 1)

NH4+-N

(µg·g− 1)

NO3−-N

(µg·g− 1)

TP

(mg·g− 1)

AP

(µg·g− 1)

TOC

(mg·g− 1)

MBN

(µg·g− 1)

MBP

(µg·g− 1)

MBC

(µg·g− 1)

LN

5.74 ± 0.09

3.61 ± 0.09a

8.44 ± 1.17bc

0.98 ± 0.03

5.24 ± 0.52b

56.91 ± 0.96c

241.41 ± 14.16c

16.55 ± 0.59b

610.69 ± 26.93c

LL

5.57 ± 0.10

2.56 ± 0.17b

15.17 ± 3.14a

0.95 ± 0.05

5.20 ± 0.15b

94.05 ± 0.93b

214.83 ± 11.64c

14.50 ± 0.27b

574.10 ± 25.77c

LM

5.88 ± 0.21

2.84 ± 0.30b

9.74 ± 1.22b

1.01 ± 0.02

5.42 ± 0.16b

99.60 ± 1.17b

276.49 ± 9.13b

24.30 ± 3.04a

754.38 ± 21.52b

LH

5.87 ± 2.77

2.77 ± 0.27b

6.03 ± 1.76c

1.05 ± 0.03

6.63 ± 0.18a

104.53 ± 0.99a

315.43 ± 5.81a

22.51 ± 0.55a

869.21 ± 22.11a

  1. Note: Different lowercase letters represent significant differences (P < 0.05) among different density of L. virgaurea.
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