Treatment

Burning

pH

C

(%)

N

(%)

S

(%)

C/N

ratio

MBC

(mg/g soil)

MBN

(mg/g soil)

Control

C

none

4.51

(0.29)

3.11

(0.59)

0.13

(0.02)

0.02

(0.00)

24.42

(1.06)

448.05

(56.5)

68.03

(9.41)

No-Burn/

Light-Thin^*

NB/LT

none

4.37

(0.12)

3.49

(0.80)

0.13

(0.02)

0.01

(0.00)

26.54

(2.98)

464.60

(31.3)

66.03

(4.61)

No-Burn/

Heavy-Thin^†

NB/HT

none

4.73

(0.05)

2.47

(0.26)

0.10

(0.01)

0.01

(0.00)

16.47

(7.88)

471.60

(38.5)

68.26

(5.28)

3yr-Burn/

No-Thin

3B/NT

3 yr

4.39

(0.06)

2.37

(0.15)

0.10

(0.00)

0.01

(0.00)

23.48

(0.95)

455.94

(22.1)

71.84

(2.82)

3yr-Burn/

Light-Thin^*

3B/LT

3 yr

4.68

(0.11)

1.90

(0.09)

0.09

(0.01)

0.01

(0.00)

21.35

(0.99)

312.76

(8.1)

48.94

(1.47)

3yr-Burn/

Heavy-Thin^†

3B/HT

3 yr

4.99

(0.07)

1.97

(0.14)

0.09

(0.00)

0.01

(0.00)

23.18

(0.45)

334.05

(58.8)

56.04

(8.91)

9yr-Burn/

No-Thin

9B/NT

9 yr

4.36

(0.10)

2.99

(0.26)

0.12

(0.01)

0.01

(0.00)

24.72

(1.49)

433.46

(35.5)

66.66

(6.07)

9yr-Burn/

Light-Thin^*

9B/LT

9 yr

4.75

(0.11)

2.38

(0.18)

0.11

(0.01)

0.02

(0.01)

21.37

(1.19)

258.01

(43.1)

32.63

(9.41)

9yr-Burn/

Heavy-Thin^†

9B/HT

9 yr

4.70

(0.09)

1.59

(0.31)

0.08

(0.01)

0.01

(0.00)

19.30

(1.15)

299.28

(95.1)

43.72

(19.73)