Table 6 Physicochemical properties of the soil on the sample plot
From: Short life–fast death: decomposition rates of woody plants leaf- and herb-litter
Profile no. | Soil horizon | Depth (cm) | Percentage content of fractions with particle diameter (mm) | Granulometric group | Corg | Ntot | C/N | Humus content | pH reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sand (0.05–2 mm) | Silt (0.002–0.05 mm) | Clay (< 0.002 mm) | % | % | In H2O | In KCl | ||||||
1 | Ol | 3–1(0) | - | - | - | - | 43.191 | 1.686 | 25.6 | 74.46 | 5.45 | 5.02 |
Ofh | 1–0 | - | - | - | - | 42.285 | 1.675 | 25.2 | 72.90 | 5.98 | 5.51 | |
Au | 0–30 | 77 | 18 | 5 | LoSa | 2.558 | 0.248 | 10.3 | 4.41 | 4.31 | 3.47 | |
AC | 30–48 | 83 | 14 | 3 | LoSa | 0.598 | 0.057 | 10.5 | 1.03 | 4.95 | 3.93 | |
C1g | 48–61 | 89 | 6 | 5 | Sa | 0.116 | 0.008 | 14.5 | 0.20 | 5.79 | 4.26 | |
C2g | 61–150 | 92 | 7 | 1 | Sa | 0.065 | 0.006 | 10.8 | 0.11 | 6.90 | 5.18 | |
2 | Ol | 3–1(0) | - | - | - | - | 45.920 | 1.444 | 31.8 | 79.17 | 4.90 | 4.47 |
Ofh | 1–0 | - | - | - | - | 34.422 | 1.400 | 24.6 | 59.34 | 5.65 | 5.12 | |
A | 0–26 | 77 | 19 | 4 | LoSa | 1.353 | 0.092 | 14.7 | 2.33 | 4.33 | 3.46 | |
Bw | 26–60 | 81 | 12 | 7 | LoSa | 0.463 | 0.044 | 10.5 | 0.80 | 5.01 | 3.95 | |
BC | 60–80 | 89 | 7 | 4 | Sa | 0.145 | 0.013 | 11.2 | 0.25 | 6.02 | 4.32 | |
Cg | 80–150 | 96 | 3 | 1 | Sa | 0.116 | 0.011 | 10.5 | 0.20 | 6.83 | 5.27 | |