Soil parameters

Land use/cover change

Elevation categories

crop

grass

forest

lower

middle

upper

pH (H₂O)

5.82 (0.13)^b

6.08 (0.09)^b

6.54 (0.31)^a

6.38 (0.09)^a

6.05 (0.12)^a

5.98 (0.29)^a

Ca (Cmol⁺/kg² soil)

16.98 (2.05)^b

16.41 (0.89)^b

28.71 (2.54)^a

16.22 (0.88)^b

19.68 (1.62)^a

22.77 (1.84)^b

Mg (Cmol⁺/kg² soil)

6.41 (0.72)^a

7.95 (0.57)^a

8.00 (0.32)^a

6.88 (0.49)^a

6.93 (0.17)^a

13.22 (0.35)^b

K (Cmol⁺/kg² soil)

0.15 (0.12)^b

0.15 (0.14)^b

0.19 (0.30)^a

0.17 (0.08)^a

0.16 (0.11)^b

0.16 (0.32)^a