<p>Bold values are averages, one standard deviation in parentheses.</p><p>Means of samples taken at 85 cm depth. Each attribute’s mean is significantly different between the two transects (p = 0.001).</p
<p>Symbols are similar to <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0121...
<p>The symbols of **, * and <i>ns</i> indicate the levels of significant differences between referen...
<p>Abscissa and ordinate value is the stratification ratios of each symbol in 0–20:20–40cm and 0–20:...
<p>Values in the parentheses indicate standard error (n = 3). Difference letters indicate statistica...
<p>Note: the values are given as mean ± standard error. AN: available nitrogen; AP: available phosph...
<p>Data was the mean value across three stand types at each site. Error bar represents one standard ...
Soil properties include texture (i.e. sand, silt and clay) (%), the percentage of gravel content (%)...
<p>Different letters in the same column indicate statistical significant differences (P<0.05).</p
Stocks of C and N in soil and biomass (a-g); litter dry weight (h); soil pH (i); and soil bulk densi...
Mean (± SE) total soil N concentrations (a) and total soil P concentrations (b) across altitudinal g...
<p><sup>a</sup>,: mean of five sites ± standard error.</p><p>*: the difference between forest soil a...
<p>Data was the mean value across three stand types at each site.</p><p>*Denotes significance of dif...
<p>Error bar represents one standard error of the mean. Different upper-case letters denote signific...
<p><sup>a</sup> Standard deviation;</p><p><sup>b</sup> Coefficient of variation;</p><p><sup>c</sup> ...
<p>Note: asterisk (*) indicating significant differences at α = 0.05 level between elevation interva...
<p>Symbols are similar to <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0121...
<p>The symbols of **, * and <i>ns</i> indicate the levels of significant differences between referen...
<p>Abscissa and ordinate value is the stratification ratios of each symbol in 0–20:20–40cm and 0–20:...
<p>Values in the parentheses indicate standard error (n = 3). Difference letters indicate statistica...
<p>Note: the values are given as mean ± standard error. AN: available nitrogen; AP: available phosph...
<p>Data was the mean value across three stand types at each site. Error bar represents one standard ...
Soil properties include texture (i.e. sand, silt and clay) (%), the percentage of gravel content (%)...
<p>Different letters in the same column indicate statistical significant differences (P<0.05).</p
Stocks of C and N in soil and biomass (a-g); litter dry weight (h); soil pH (i); and soil bulk densi...
Mean (± SE) total soil N concentrations (a) and total soil P concentrations (b) across altitudinal g...
<p><sup>a</sup>,: mean of five sites ± standard error.</p><p>*: the difference between forest soil a...
<p>Data was the mean value across three stand types at each site.</p><p>*Denotes significance of dif...
<p>Error bar represents one standard error of the mean. Different upper-case letters denote signific...
<p><sup>a</sup> Standard deviation;</p><p><sup>b</sup> Coefficient of variation;</p><p><sup>c</sup> ...
<p>Note: asterisk (*) indicating significant differences at α = 0.05 level between elevation interva...
<p>Symbols are similar to <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0121...
<p>The symbols of **, * and <i>ns</i> indicate the levels of significant differences between referen...
<p>Abscissa and ordinate value is the stratification ratios of each symbol in 0–20:20–40cm and 0–20:...