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Table 5 Soil properties of the investigated sites

From: Microbial community structure and the relationship with soil carbon and nitrogen in an original Korean pine forest of Changbai Mountain, China

Soil layer

Site

Elevation

Bulk density (BD)

Soil water content

pH

Soil temperature

Available N

Available P

Available K

Clay

Silt

Sand

(cm)

(m)

(g/cm3)

(%)

(°C)

(mg/kg)

(mg/kg)

(mg/kg)

(%)

(%)

(%)

T

H1

699

1.14 ± 0.09Aa

38.72 ± 6.54Aa

6.05 ± 0.01Aa

13.28 ± 3.23Aa

407.75 ± 17.6Aa

68.17 ± 5.7Aa

488.04 ± 27.3Aa

27.0 ± 1.9Aa

43.4 ± 1.2Aa

29.6 ± 0.8Aa

H2

818

0.85 ± 0.03Ba

32.31 ± 3.89Ba

5.97 ± 0.04Ba

12.62 ± 3.10Ba

418.25 ± 22.7Ba

53.89 ± 8.6Aa

403.32 ± 13.7Ba

16.4 ± 1.3Ba

43.6 ± 0.7Aa

40.0 ± 1.4Ba

H3

937

0.89 ± 0.09Ba

44.34 ± 5.69Ca

6.22 ± 0.03Ca

12.41 ± 3.37Ca

530.25 ± 23.3Ca

54.95 ± 6.5Ba

1027.08 ± 33.9Ca

17.8 ± 1.9BCa

48.7 ± 1.3Ba

33.5 ± 1.1Ca

H4

1044

0.86 ± 0.05Ba

44.41 ± 6.06Ca

6.32 ± 0.01 Da

11.38 ± 3.28 Da

407.75 ± 23.9Aa

60.24 ± 7.9 Da

678.72 ± 19.4 Da

19.8 ± 1.5Ca

54.3 ± 0.9Ca

25.9 ± 1.4 Da

H5

1177

0.99 ± 0.16ABa

28.14 ± 2.95 Da

4.95 ± 0.03Ea

10.86 ± 3.69Ea

318.50 ± 14.6Ea

52.31 ± 6.6Ea

278.88 ± 17.3Ea

17.7 ± 2.0BCa

43.1 ± 1.5Aa

39.2 ± 2.2Ba

S

H1

699

1.33 ± 0.05Ab

36.31 ± 4.70Ab

6.20 ± 0.05Aa

12.67 ± 3.45Ab

372.75 ± 15.3Ab

50.19 ± 3.4Ab

544.88 ± 18.3Ab

19.5 ± 1.1Ab

46.9 ± 1.8Ab

33.6 ± 0.8Ab

H2

818

1.18 ± 0.00Bb

18.20 ± 6.97Bb

5.70 ± 0.07Ba

12.04 ± 3.04Bb

278.25 ± 15.8Bb

41.20 ± 2.2Bb

422.52 ± 10.5Bb

18.5 ± 1.6Aa

41.2 ± 0.7Bb

40.3 ± 2.2Ba

H3

937

1.08 ± 0.06Cb

33.31 ± 8.76Cb

5.78 ± 0.04Ba

11.87 ± 3.53Cb

465.25 ± 20.1Cb

46.49 ± 5.60Cb

691.68 ± 21.5Cb

18.2 ± 0.8ACa

45.8 ± 1.3Aa

36.0 ± 0.8Ab

H4

1044

1.31 ± 0.05Ab

16.74 ± 4.04Db

6.13 ± 0.09Aa

10.93 ± 3.28Db

276.50 ± 11.2Bb

42.79 ± 4.1Db

252.96 ± 11.6Db

11.8 ± 1.7Bb

38.2 ± 2.1Cb

50.0 ± 1.8Cb

H5

1177

1.17 ± 0.07Bb

17.02 ± 2.07Db

5.16 ± 0.13Ca

10.47 ± 4.07Eb

162.75 ± 10.7Eb

17.41 ± 2.7Eb

164.64 ± 14.8Eb

15.0 ± 2.9BCa

37.4 ± 1.8Cb

47.6 ± 1.2Cb