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Ecological Processes

Table 1 Mean and SE of measured soil parameters

From: Urban-induced changes in tree leaf litter accelerate decomposition

 

Periurban (SE)

Urban (SE)

p value

Temperature [°C]

13.0 (±0.2)

13.3 (±0.1)

<0.1

Water content [g g−1 soil]

0.17 (±0.01)

0.21 (±0.01)

<0.05

pH

4.2 (3.4 to 6.5)

4.5 (3.7 to 6.2)

n.s.

EC [μS cm−1]

107 (±5)

165 (±14)

<0.05

  1. Measured soil parameters (min. and max. for pH) over the course of the experiment at the periurban (n = 15) and urban (n = 15) decomposition sites with the respective t-test p values (n.s., not significant).
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