Seasonal Decomposition Rates of Broadleaf and Conifer Wood Litter in Far Eastern Tropical Forest Communities
Table 6
Chemical properties of soil in permanent plots at three research sites during the dry season and wet season.
Parameter
Mean value of seasonal soil chemical properties
Karst forest
Lowland forest
Pine forest
Dry
Wet
Dry
Wet
Dry
Wet
pH
6.23 a
6.33 A
6.51 b
6.28 A
5.95 c
5.90 B
C (%)
2.62 d
1.98 C
2.41 de
2.25 C
2.27 e
0.95 D
N (%)
0.24 f
0.20 E
0.24 f
0.21 E
0.24 f
0.10 F
C/N (%)
11.25 g
10.25 G
10.50 g
10.75 G
9.25 g
10.00 G
P (ppm)
13.33 h
10.90 HI
11.88 h
8.93 H
13.84 h
11.63 I
Ca (kg−1)
7.21 j
5.63 J
5.35 j
6.85 J
5.04 j
5.77 J
Mg (kg−1)
0.89 k
0.91 K
1.87 k
2.02 K
1.73 k
2.29 K
K (kg−1)
0.60 l
0.37 L
0.42 l
0.29 L
0.46 l
0.41 L
Na (kg−1)
0.52 m
0.43 M
0.34 m
0.49 M
0.34 m
0.38 M
CEC (kg−1)
20.53 n
19.06 N
22.41 n
18.24 N
18.53 n
17.77 N
BS (%)
44.75 o
38.50 O
35.50 o
54.25 O
42.00 o
49.25 O
Different lowercase letters after the mean values of soil properties in a row indicate significant differences between forest communities during the dry season (e.g., a, b, and c), while different uppercase letters after the mean values of soil properties in a row indicate significant differences between forest communities during the wet season (e.g., A, B, and C) (ANOVA with Tukey’s HSD method at ).
