Table 1 Proportion of abiotic and biotic to total CO₂ efflux rate in the subtropical forest soil

30 %WHC

60.0 ± 3.0 % a

42.3 ± 1.3 % a

29.2**

40.0 ± 3.0 % b

57.7 ± 1.3 % b

29.2**

60 %WHC

38.4 ± 4.6 % b

31.8 ± 4.4 % a

1.1

61.6 ± 4.6 % a

68.2 ± 4.4 % b

1.1

90 %WHC

31.9 ± 4.5 % b

15.6 ± 1.0 % b

12.5*

68.1 ± 4.5 % a

84.4 ± 1.0 % a

12.5*

F

12.8**

24.4***

12.8**

24.4***