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Table 4 Pearson’s correlation coefficients between desert soil surface C emissions and SOC density

From: Changes in soil carbon sequestration and emission in different succession stages of biological soil crusts in a sand-binding area

Item

Soil carbon emissions

SOC density

0–10 cm

10–20 cm

20–40 cm

40–60 cm

0–60 cm

Soil carbon emissions

1

0.951*

0.966*

0.845

0.813

0.911*

Soil organic carbon density

 0–10 cm

 

1

0.835

0.997**

0.986*

0.892*

 10–20 cm

  

1

0.848

0.866

0.905*

 20–40 cm

   

1

0.974*

0.932*

 40–60 cm

    

1

0.816

 0–60 cm

     

1

  1. *indicates significant correlation at P < 0.05, **indicates extremely significant correlation at P < 0.01
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Carbon Balance and Management

ISSN: 1750-0680

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