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Table 2 Basic properties of soil in the first horizon

From: C:N:P stoichiometry as an indicator of Histosol drainage in lowland and mountain forest ecosystems

 

Type of Histosol

M

pH H2O

pH KCl

C

N

P

C/N

C/P

N/P

C:N:P

Lowland

H. drainic

40.86 ± 12.00b

4.62 ± 1.34b

3.74 ± 1.37b

35.79 ± 16.60a

1.54 ± 0.73bc

0.05 ± 0.02b

27.7 ± 12.9b

1895.0 ± 1116.7a

66.1 ± 24.0ab

1895:66:1

fibric H.

82.21 ± 6.46a

3.65 ± 0.21c

2.88 ± 0.23c

39.08 ± 6.47a

1.11 ± 0.25c

0.05 ± 0.01b

41.6 ± 10.5a

2264.4 ± 579.7a

56.0 ± 14.2b

2264:56:1

hemic H.

77.90 ± 6.20a

4.45 ± 0.60b

3.62 ± 0.66b

41.51 ± 11.81a

1.90 ± 0.62ab

0.06 ± 0.02b

26.0 ± 6.9bc

2123.0 ± 1523.6a

79.5 ± 46.5a

2123:80:1

sapric H.

78.09 ± 6.04a

5.90 ± 0.84a

5.37 ± 1.01a

32.21 ± 7.33a

2.02 ± 0.47a

0.11 ± 0.03a

18.8 ± 3.4c

796.9 ± 327.6b

42.4 ± 16.6b

797:42:1

Mountain

H. drainic

44.02 ± 8.56b

5.27 ± 1.36ab

4.58 ± 1.32ab

19.85 ± 8.90b

1.03 ± 0.44a

0.05 ± 0.02b

23.5 ± 5.7a

986.8 ± 339.3b

43.8 ± 17.5a

987:44:1

fibric H.

81.80 ± 7.45a

3.78 ± 0.22b

2.79 ± 0.29b

45.10 ± 5.79a

1.24 ± 0.51a

0.05 ± 0.04b

49.2 ± 26.4a

3531.0 ± 3213.9a

62.4 ± 26.2a

3531:62:1

hemic H.

82.72 ± 4.74a

4.74 ± 0.36ab

4.03 ± 0.57b

33.34 ± 11.63ab

1.42 ± 0.46a

0.06 ± 0.01b

28.5 ± 11.7a

1376.9 ± 546.6ab

49.7 ± 16.3a

1377:50:1

sapric H.

80.54 ± 7.11a

6.09 ± 0.64a

5.53 ± 0.65a

30.47 ± 9.18ab

1.63 ± 0.46a

0.13 ± 0.02a

23.1 ± 10.0a

582.7 ± 134.8b

27.1 ± 7.8a

583:27:1

  1. Mean ± SD. H. drainic Histosol drainic, fibric H. fibric Histosol, hemic H. hemic Histosol, sapric H. sapric Histosol, M moisture in % weight; small letters in the upper index of the mean values mean significant differences between type of Histosol