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Table 5 Pearson’s correlations between P fractions in soils (“-” means not significant)

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

 

PAEM

log(PiNaHCO3)

√PoNaHCO3

log(PiNaOH)

PoNaOH

log(PHCl1M)

log(PiNaHCO3)

0.45**

     

√PoNaHCO3

-

-

    

log(PiNaOH)

-

0.62***

0.45**

   

PoNaOH

 

-

0.82***

   

log(PHCl1M)

0.66***

-

0.54**

0.44**

0.57***

 

Prec

-

-

0.54***

-

0.72***

0.45**

  1. **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001. PAEM, available P; PiNaHCO3, PoNaHCO3, inorganic and organic highly labile P; PiNaOH, PoNaOH, inorganic and organic moderately labile P; PHCl1M, primary P; Prec, recalcitrant P fraction (PHClconc + PHClO4)