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Table 4 Pearson correlation coefficients and their significances (P value) between the main soil characteristics. N = 52. “Double asterisks” indicate that correlation is significant at the 0.01 level. Abbreviations are as follows:

From: Predicting rut depth induced by an 8-wheeled forwarder in fine-grained boreal forest soils

 

PR020

BD

VWC

Clay

SOM

PR020

1

− 0.268

− 0.536**

0.013

0.010

 

0.054

0.000

0.924

0.945

BD

 

1

0.700**

− 0.616**

− 0.673**

  

0.000

0.000

0.000

VWC

  

1

− 0.397**

− 0.457**

   

0.004

0.001

Clay

   

1

0.631**

    

0.000

SOM

    

1

  1. PR020 mean penetration resistance 0–20 cm below the surface of the soil, VWC volumetric water content, BD bulk density (g/cm3), Clay proportion of clay (< 0.002 mm) in the inorganic matter (%), SOM soil organic matter (% of the total mass of soil)