Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis (Carriere) J. Houzeau) invasion affects soil phosphorus dynamics in adjacent coniferous forests in subtropical China

Table 1 Characteristics (±SE) of the three stand types in Lushan Mountain of subtropical China

Stand type (n = 3)	Average stand density (stems hm⁻²)	Average DBH (cm)	Average height (m)
PH-CR	Stand 2425 ± 231 a PH 1175 ± 184 ^A	13.3 ± 2.3 a 9.2 ± 1.1 ^A	10.5 ± 2.6 a 8.0 ± 2.4 ^A
PH-CR	CR 1250 ± 242 ^A	17.5 ± 3.5 ^A	13.0 ± 4.4 ^A
PH	1360 ± 198 b^B	8.7 ± 1.8 b^A	8.5 ± 2.0 b^A
CR	1725 ± 223 c^B	17.3 ± 4.1 c^A	11.5 ± 3.8 a^A

Different lowercase letters indicate significant differences between stand types (p < 0.05). Different uppercase letters indicate significant differences in the same tree species between pure and mixed stands (p < 0.05)
CR Cryptomeria japonica pure forest, PH-CR Phyllostachys edulis-Cryptomeria japonica mixed forest (Cryptomeria japonica invaded by the bamboo), PH Phyllostachys edulis pure forest

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