Research Article

County-Scale Spatial Distribution of Soil Enzyme Activities and Enzyme Activity Indices in Agricultural Land: Implications for Soil Quality Assessment

Table 3

Parameters for variogram models of soil physicochemical properties, enzyme activities, and TEI in surface horizon (0–20 cm) of Changwu County ().

Parameters Model[/()]100Range/kmRMSS

OMGaussian3.034.3669.539.31.09
Total NGaussian0.020.0457.057.491.05
Total PGaussian0.040.0577.746.261.05
Total KSpherical0.893.0728.833.311.01
Alkali-hydrolyzable NGaussian100.93243.741.4111.331.06
Available PGaussian0.260.3281.7815.631.08
Available KExponential0.190.2189.8910.271.01
CECExponential0.010.0431.0610.461.01
ClayExponential7.1824.6429.145.230.97
pHGaussian0.020.0537.789.361.03
InvertaseGaussian16.8927.9360.453.891.00
UreaseGaussian8.8710.485.349.361.02
PhosphataseGaussian1.592.661.3112.991.01
CatalaseGaussian1.322.4454.275.330.98
DehydrogenaseExponential0.190.2771.261.990.96
TEIGaussian0.651.3050.150.841.07

, nugget variance; , structural variance; , sill; RMSS, root-mean-square standardized; OM, organic matter; N, nitrogen; P, phosphorous; K, potassium; and CEC, cation exchange capacity.