Quantitative and Qualitative Composition of Soil Organic Matter in Samples of Ice Complex from Central Yakutia, Eastern Siberia

Table 3

The average labile carbon (CL) and carbon detritus (CD) content of soil organic matter for various fractions of the ice complex.

Layer (cm)	СL	СD	СL	СD
	g/kg soil		% from OC
Active (0–120)	52 ± 0.5	117 ± 2.7	18	40
Protective (120–200)	4 ± 0.01	2 ± 0.01	3	2
Permafrost (200–250)	11 ± 0.4	2 ± 0.01	12	2

Means ± standard deviations ().