Characteristics of soil organic carbon fractions in four vegetation communities of an inland salt marsh

Table 1 Common parameters and their abbreviations

Parameter	Abbreviations	Units
Suaeda corniculata	SC
Salicornia europaea	SE
Tamarix ramosissima	TR
Phragmites australis	PA
Soil organic carbon	SOC	g/kg
Dissolved organic carbon	DOC	g/kg
Easily oxidized organic carbon	EOC	g/kg
Particulate organic carbon	POC	g/kg
Microbial biomass carbon	MBC	g/kg
soil water content	SWC	%
soil salinity	EC	%
Soil bulk density	SBD	g/cm³
Total nitrogen	TN	%
Total phosphorus	TP	%
Aboveground biomass	UB	g m^–2
Average height	AH	cm
average density	D	branch·m⁻²
vegetation coverage	FVC	%

ISSN: 1750-0680