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Table 1 Location, light, and physicochemical properties of soil and major tree species of four study sites

From: Effects of light availability on leaf attributes and seedling growth of four tree species in tropical dry forest

Parameter

Hathinala

Gaighat

Harnakachar

Ranitali

Location

24° 18′ 07″ N and 83° 05′ 57″ E

24° 24′ 13″ N and 83° 12′ 01″ E

24° 18′ 33″ N and 83° 23′ 05″ E

24° 18′ 11″ N and 83° 04′ 22″ E

Altitude (m.a.s.l.)

291

245

323

287

Light

780.07a(±92.0)

1049.0a,b(±60.7)

1080.0b(±62.06)

1197.0b(±75.3)

Soil moisture content (SMC, %)

14.40a(±0.73)

12.06a,b(±0.53)

11.0b(±0.63)

8.0c(±0.74)

Bulk density (g cm−3)

1.31a(±0.04)

1.35a(±0.02)

1.27a(±0.03)

1.26a(±0.02)

Clay (%)

10.97a(±0.56)

7.14b(±0.51)

4.83c(±0.32)

3.03d(±0.31)

Silt (%)

30.97a(±0.28)

31.86a(±0.60)

26.17b(±0.37)

26.42b(±0.37)

Sand (%)

58.05a(±0.32)

61.0b(±0.70)

69.0c(±0.63)

70.5c(±0.65)

Soil pH

6.85a(±0.05)

6.44b(±0.04)

6.54b(±0.05)

6.40b(±0.04)

Organic C (%)

1.92a(±0.08)

1.81a(±0.05)

1.46b(±0.04)

1.28b(±0.01)

Total N (%)

0.17a(±0.04)

0.15a(±0.03)

0.13b(±0.01)

0.12b(±0.02)

Total P (%)

0.05a(±0.02)

0.03b(±0.01)

0.02b(±0.00)

0.02b(±0.01)

Species richness ( no. of species 0.1 ha−1)*

17a(±2)

14b(±1)

16a,b(±1)

16a,b(±1)

Density of juveniles (stems ha−1)**

13822a(±371)

8733b(±378)

9850b(±361)

7044c(±645)

Major tree species

Shro, Teto, Lapa, and Bula

Shro, Bula, Teto, and Dime

Shro, Sofe, Teto, and Bula

Acca, Lapa, Anla, and Teto

  1. a,b,c,d Values affixed with different letters in a row are significantly different from each other at P < 0.05. *,** Chaturvedi et al. (2012). Values in parentheses show the standard error. Abbreviations: Acca = Acacia catechu, Anla = Anogeissus latifolia, Bula = Buchanania lanzan, Dime = Diospyros melanoxylon, Lapa = Lagerstroemia parviflora, Shro = Shorea robusta, Sofe = Soymida febrifuga, Teto = Terminalia tomentosa