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Table 2 Pearson correlation between enzymatic activity, bacterial community, and soil properties

From: Agricultural management practices influence the soil enzyme activity and bacterial community structure in tea plantations

Pearson correlation

pH

EC

Organic matter

Total nitrogen

p

K

Acid phosphatase

– 0.157

0.004

0.822**

0.757**

0.619*

– 0.037

Arylsulfatase

0.981**

– 0.663**

– 0.209

– 0.124

0.655*

0.962**

β-Glucosidase

0.784**

– 0.463

0.077

0.190

0.761**

0.804**

Urease

– 0.207

0.447

– 0.199

– 0.156

– 0.193

– 0.222

Acidobacteria

0.293

0.019

– 0.124

– 0.044

0.376

0.290

Actinobacteria

– 0.254

– 0.148

0.159

0.130

– 0.141

– 0.348

Bacteroidetes

0.414

– 0.089

– 0.282

– 0.298

0.202

0.508

Chloroflexi

0.020

– 0.559*

0.190

0.238

– 0.128

– 0.079

Proteobacteria

– 0.325

0.308

0.115

0.076

– 0.323

– 0.326

SOBS

0.852**

– 0.591*

– 0.279

– 0.196

0.434

0.808**

Chao

0.872**

– 0.577*

– 0.235

– 0.132

0.505*

0.832**

ACE

0.871**

– 0.599*

– 0.223

– 0.127

0.501*

0.823**

Shannon

0.381

– 0.396

– 0.042

– 0.019

0.295

0.438

Simpson

0.361

– 0.094

– 0.144

– 0.106

0.141

0.246

  1. Significance is indicated by **p-value < 0.01, and *p-value < 0.05