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Table 3 SW with BSCs at sampling sites in mountainous regions of west Sichuan, China

From: Effect of crevice density on biological soil crust development on rock cut slope in mountainous regions, Sichuan, China

Region

Sites

FA (years)

SW (g m−2)

Region

Sites

FA (years)

SW (g m−2)

SR1

JJS3

2.5

263.90 ± 201.25b

SR2

BSC1

1.5

240.38 ± 242.98a

ZGX1

4

1277.74 ± 1614.65a

HBZ1

5

127.69 ± 96.34a

ZGX2

4

348.94 ± 401.49b

BSC2

1.5

230.27 ± 172.66a

JJS2

8

613.80 ± 625.71b

JHZ1

1.5

374.27 ± 529.07a

JJS1

8

425.03 ± 499.94b

XYZ1

2.5

183.27 ± 152.34a

QQH1

13

250.49 ± 270.31b

BSH1

 > 60

266.30 ± 229.80a

HDZ1

27

231.27 ± 193.26b

   
  1. FA and SW represent formation age of RCSs and soil weight, respectively; SW data are expressed in mean ± standard deviation. Within the same region, different lowercase letters represent the significantly different (P < 0.05) in soil weight