Soil characteristics

Depth (cm)

Unit

P. elata stands

t-value

Probability

Inside (n = 38)

Outside (n = 16)

pH-H₂O

0 - 20

-

4.18 ± 0.03

4.07 ± 0.06

1.99

0.06

pH-H₂O

20 - 40

-

4.79 ± 0.02

3.97 ± 0.02

23.03

<0.001*

OC

0 - 20

%

2.1 ± 0.1

2.9 ± 0.1

−5.38

<0.001*

OC

20 - 40

%

1.3 ± 0.1

2.0 ± 0.1

−5.49

<0.001*

Ca²⁺

0 - 20

cmolc∙kg⁻¹

0.51 ± 0.02

0.58 ± 0.03

−1.77

0.083

Mg²⁺

0 - 20

cmolc∙kg⁻¹

0.16 ± 0.01

0.26 ± 0.04

−2.44

0.025*

K⁺

0 - 20

cmolc∙kg⁻¹

0.005

0.01

Nd

Nd

Na⁺

0 - 20

cmolc∙kg⁻¹

0.004

0.01

Nd

Nd

(Al³⁺ + H⁺)

0 - 20

cmolc∙kg⁻¹

4.02 ± 0.06

5.76 ± 0.07

−17.45

<0.001*

CEC

0 - 20

cmolc∙kg⁻¹

6.46 ± 0.14

7.79 ± 0.12

7.26

<0.001*

ECEC

0 - 20

cmolc∙kg⁻¹

4.7 ± 0.07

6.62 ± 0.09

−16.29

<0.001*

BS

0 - 20

%

10.6 ± 0.5

11.0 ± 2.7

−0.50

0.62