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Table 3 SOC stocks (Mg C ha−1) in different land-use types

From: Effects of adjacent land-use types on the distribution of soil organic carbon stocks in the montane area of central Taiwan

 

Tea plantation (Mg C ha−1)

Bamboo forest (Mg C ha−1)

Japanese cedar forest (Mg C ha−1)

Taiwania forest (Mg C ha−1)

Depth (cm)

 

 0–5

33.6 (9.7)a

21.2 (5.70)

58.4 (15)

55.3 (11.5)

 5–10

18.3 (3.0)

20.9 (3.74)

25.1 (3.0)

42.1 (14.3)

 10–30

29.3 (6.6)

37.4 (8.96)

43.4 (8.0)

40.1 (9.1)

 30–50

20.6 (4.4)

21.0 (5.6)

21.6 (6.9)

14.3 (2.6)

 Total (0–50)

101.8 (15)

100.5 (17)

148.5 (28)

151.8 (19)

ANOVA for significance of

 Land-use type

JC = TW > TP = BM***

 Depth (cm)

0–5 = 10–30 > 5–10 > 30–50***

  1. TP tea plantation, BM Bamboo forest, JC Japanese Cedar forest, TW Taiwania forest
  2. *** p < 0.001
  3. aValues in the parentheses are stand errors (n = 3)