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Table 1 Effect of shrub encroachment on vegetation composition and soil organic C, total N, and total P concentrations in freshwater wetlands of Northeast China

From: Effect of shrub encroachment on leaf nutrient resorption in temperate wetlands in the Sanjiang Plain of Northeast China

Wetland type

Relative cover (%)

Organic C

Total N

Total P

C:N ratio

C:P ratio

 

Sedge

Grass

Shrub

mg g−1

mg g−1

mg g−1

  

Low shrub cover

25.0 (1.1)*

48.6 (2.6)*

26.4 (3.0)

189 (2)**

8.38 (0.44)**

1.22 (0.03)*

22.6 (1.3)*

155 (5)**

High shrub cover

14.6 (1.9)

24.2 (2.3)

61.2 (3.4)*

88 (9)

4.86 (0.37)

0.91 (0.04)

18.1 (1.4)

96 (7)

  1. Data in the parentheses are the standard error of the mean values (n = 3). In the same column, * and ** indicate the significant level at P < 0.05 and P < 0.01, respectively