Table 2 Surface mineral soil carbon and nitrogen content from unburned (CBI = 0) and severely burned (CBI > 2) forest sites in 2015 near Tanana Alaska
From: Ecosystem carbon emissions from 2015 forest fires in interior Alaska
C (% sample dry weight) | N (% sample dry weight) | C/N ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean CBI = 0 | 12.56 | 0.64 | 19.21 |
Mean CBI > 2 | 4.38 | 0.27 | 15.39 |
2SE CBI = 0 | 4.76 | 0.25 | 1.85 |
2SE CBI > 2 | 1.88 | 0.11 | 1.15 |
Min CBI = 0 | 1.14 | 0.15 | 7.60 |
Min CBI > 2 | 0.90 | 0.09 | 10.00 |
Max CBI = 0 | 37.74 | 1.93 | 25.06 |
Max CBI > 2 | 18.45 | 1.08 | 18.38 |
K–S test p | < 0.01 | < 0.05 | < 0.01 |