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Table 2 Correlation coefficients among 137Cs inventory and selected soil properties in the study area

From: Impacts of oak deforestation and rainfed cultivation on soil redistribution processes across hillslopes using 137Cs techniques

Variable

Oak forest

Rainfed farming

Cs-137

Cs-137

SOM

0.301

0.020

Kava

0.687b

−0.130

EC

0.135

0.122

pH

0.279

−0.082

CCE

0.572b

0.382a

TN

0.083

−0.207

BD

0.239

−0.329

Pava

−0.055

0.345a

χlf

0.780b

−0.325

χhf

0.776b

0.334a

Sand

0.275

−0.345a

Clay

−0.399a

0.374a

  1. SOM Soil organic matter, CCE Calcium carbonate, TN Total nitrogen, Pava available phosphorus, Kava available potassium, EC Electrical conductivity, pH Soil acidity, BD bulk density, χlf MS at low frequency, χhf MS at high frequency
  2. a and b stand for significance at probability levels of 0.05 and 0.01, respectively