a decreasing trendp = 0.024
Results Vegetation and Soil Properties Along the Elevational Gradient The sum of basal area of trees followed a decreasing trend with elevation ( r = −0.579, p = 0.024, Table 1 and Supplementary Table 2 ).
Results Vegetation and Soil Properties Along the Elevational Gradient The sum of basal area of trees followed a decreasing trend with elevation ( r = −0.579, p = 0.024, Table 1 and Supplementary Table 2 ).
In the surface layer, SOC, TN, C:N ratio POC%, and RP% showed an increasing trend with elevation; and M o :SOC ratio and LPI% showed an opposite trend ( Supplementary Table 2 ).