Table 2 Total C, N content and C/N ratio in each particle-size fraction of soils collected from the O/A horizon at 3 topographic positions
Topographic position | Particle-size (μm) | TCa(%) | TNb(%) | C/N |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Summit | Coarse (>250) | 44.4 | 1.1 | 39.0 |
Medium (250 ~ 53) | 43.8 | 1.5 | 29.5 | |
Fine (53 ~ 2) | 44.7 | 2.0 | 21.9 | |
Very Fine (< 2) | 46.9 | 2.4 | 19.6 | |
Footslope | Coarse (>250) | 41.9 | 1.9 | 22.0 |
Medium (250 ~ 53) | 45.8 | 2.0 | 22.4 | |
Fine (53 ~ 2) | 38.4 | 1.8 | 21.8 | |
Very Fine (< 2) | 47.3 | 2.3 | 20.7 | |
Lakeshore | Coarse (>250) | 42.0 | 1.5 | 27.7 |
Medium (250 ~ 53) | 47.0 | 1.7 | 28.1 | |
Fine (53 ~ 2) | 49.1 | 1.9 | 26.5 | |
Very Fine (< 2) | 47.5 | 1.8 | 26.5 |