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Table 11 Factor loadings (simple correlations between each canonical factor and the variables) of canonical correlation analysis performed on P fractions in relation to organic matter in soils

From: Phosphorus availability in relation to soil properties and forest productivity in Pinus sylvestris L. plantations

 

Factor 1

Factor 2

EOC

− 0.759

0.405

Cmic

− 0.733

− 0.640

log(Cmin)

0.034

− 0.368

√AcPhos

− 0.542

0.138

PAEM

− 0.572

− 0.704

log(PtNaHCO3)

− 0.697

− 0.011

PtNaOH

− 0.697

− 0.158

log(PHCl1M)

− 0.183

− 0.695

Prec

− 0.422

− 0.214

  1. EOC, easily oxidizable C; Cmic, microbial biomass C; Cmin, mineralizable C; AcPhos, acid phosphatase activity; PAEM, available P; PtNaHCO3, highly labile P; PtNaOH, moderately labile P; PHCl1M, primary P; Prec, recalcitrant P