From: The importance of accounting method and sampling depth to estimate changes in soil carbon stocks
Treatmentb | ESM depth (cm) | Difference in mean between ESM and FD stock changea (Mg C ha −1) | 95% CI for difference in mean between ESM and FD stock change (Mg C ha −1) | t-statistic | Hedges’ g effect size | p-value |
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CMT | 0–15 | 4.18 | 1.82, 6.54 | 3.95 | 2.11 | 0.003 |
15–30 | 1.38 | −2.95, 5.72 | 0.76 | 0.41 | 0.472 | |
30–60 | 0.17 | −6.45, 6.80 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.954 | |
60–100 | −0.85 | −5.49, 3.80 | −0.41 | −0.22 | 0.694 | |
100–200 | −2.99 | −10.85, 4.87 | −0.87 | −0.46 | 0.409 | |
CMT + WCC | 0–15 | 4.07 | 1.58, 6.56 | 3.87 | 2.06 | 0.006 |
15–30 | 2.37 | −1.76, 6.49 | 1.32 | 0.70 | 0.223 | |
30–60 | 1.30 | −2.40, 5.00 | 0.79 | 0.42 | 0.451 | |
60–100 | −1.93 | −8.02, 4.17 | −0.71 | −0.38 | 0.494 | |
100–200 | −3.47 | −19.67, 12.74 | −0.48 | −0.26 | 0.642 | |
OMT | 0–15 | 4.59 | 0.66, 8.52 | 2.95 | 1.57 | 0.030 |
15–30 | 2.39 | −0.13, 4.90 | 2.13 | 1.14 | 0.060 | |
30–60 | −2.16 | −5.54, 1.22 | −1.44 | −0.77 | 0.183 | |
60–100 | −1.13 | −5.91, 3.64 | −0.53 | −0.28 | 0.606 | |
100–200 | −2.34 | −16.00, 11.31 | −0.39 | −0.21 | 0.708 |