Differential responses of net N mineralization and nitrification to throughfall reduction in a Castanopsis hystrix plantation in southern China

Forest Ecosystems

Table 3 Pearson correlation coefficients of soil N cycling on soil properties and microbial biomass

Parameter	NAR	NNR	NMR
pH	0.140	−0.357	0.017
SWC	0.259	0.410^**	0.339^*
NH₄⁺-N	0.342^*	0.624^**	0.470^**
NO₃⁻-N	0.384^**	0.745^**	0.541^**
SOC	0.178	0.342	0.268
TN	0.144	0.431^*	0.267
C/N ratio	0.173	−0.041	0.140
DOC	0.355	−0.078	0.291
DON	−0.588^**	−0.197	− 0.579^**
MBC	0.074	0.360	0.208
MBN	0.065	0.567^**	0.266
MBC/MBN ratio	−0.004	−0.105	−0.033
Bacterial PLFAs	−0.213	−0.150	− 0.226
Fungal PLFAs	−0.248	− 0.010	−0.233
Bacteria/Fungi ratio	0.099	−0.112	0.065
AMF PLFAs	0.115	−0.015	0.103