Table 2 Pearson correlations between runoff, sediment yield, targeted soil properties, plot length, soil texture, and canopy cover

Plot length (m)

0.00^ns

0.80^**

− 0.70^**

− 0.47^**

− 0.00^ns

0.00^ns

− 0.24^ns

− 0.08^ns

0.12^ns

0.14^ns

− 0.56^**

Soil texture

1

− 0.29^ns

− 0.42^*

− 0.52^**

0.21^ns

− 0.21^ns

0.02^ns

0.18^ns

0.91^**

− 0.93^**

0.71^**

Sediment yield (g m⁻²)

1

− 0.37^*

− 0.15

0.02^ns

0.03^ns

− 0.27^ns

− 0.21^ns

− 0.21^ns

0.43^**

− 0.72^**

Runoff (mm)

1

0.81^**

0.10^ns

0.10^ns

0.07^ns

− 0.05^ns

− 0.45^**

0.26^ns

0.15^ns

Runoff coefficient

1

− 0.06^ns

0.06^ns

− 0.01^ns

− 0.17^ns

− 0.58^**

0.44^**

− 0.08^ns

Bulk density (Mg m⁻³)

1

− 1.00^ns

0.09^ns

0.09^ns

0.15^ns

− 0.15^ns

0.03^ns

Total porosity (%)

1

− 0.09^ns

− 0.08^ns

− 0.15^ns

0.15^ns

− 0.13^ns

Organic matter content (%)

1

− 0.13^ns

− 0.08^ns

0.00^ns

0.13^ns

Canopy cover (%)

1

0.19^ns

− 0.24^ns

0.27^ns

Sand (%)

1

− 0.95^**

0.62^**

Clay (%)

1

− 0.83^**

Silt (%)

1