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Table 5 Correlation matrix for soil microbial activity indices in four forest types in the Changbai Mountain region of Northeast China (n = 16)

From: The effects of forest type on soil microbial activity in Changbai Mountain, Northeast China

 

Microbial biomass C

Basal respiration

qCO2

Microbial quotient

C m

Microbial biomass C

1.00

    

Basal respiration

0.40

1.00

   

qCO2

−0.48

0.60*

1.00

  

Microbial quotient

0.64*

−0.17

−0.65*

1.00

 

C m

0.74**

0.71*

−0.01

0.22

1.00

C 0

0.40

−0.05

−0.44

0.36

0.53

  1. qCO 2 metabolic quotient, C m cumulative value of mineralized carbon over 57 days, C 0 potentially mineralizable carbon
  2. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01
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Annals of Forest Science

ISSN: 1297-966X