Appendix Table 1: ANOVA for the effects of tree species, canopy cover and their interactions on soil chemical nutrients

Source

DF

Type III Sum

of Squares

Mean

Square

 

F-value

 

Pr>F

CV

Tree Species

 

 

 

 

 

 

PH

2

0.80543

0.40272

4.05

0.045

4.668

EC (mmhos/Cm)

2

0.00031111

0.00015556

0.01

0.99

28.3274

OC (%)

2

8.33874444

4.16937222

12.19

0.0013

10.48311

OM (%)

2

25.75914444

12.87957222

13.88

0.0008

9.997448

TN (%)

2

0.06164444

0.03082222

12.36

0.0012

10.38

P (mg/kg soil)

2

12.44981111

6.22490556

4.99

0.0265

21.99682

Ca (Cmol (+)/kg soil)

2

0.48250000

0.24125000

0.21

0.81

13.42149

Mg (Cmol (+)/kg soil)

2

5.69053333

2.84526667

0.79

0.476

6.134145

K (Cmol (+)/kg soil)

2

0.09563333

0.04781667

0.49

0.62

26.57351

Na (Cmol (+)/kg soil)

2

0.01074444

0.00537222

1.01

0.39

23.10253

CEC (Meq/100g soil)

2

15.47167778

7.73583889

4.07

0.0448

11.14204

Canopy Cover (CC)

 

 

 

 

 

 

PH

1

0.81493889

0.81493889

8.19

0.0143

4.668

EC (mmhos/Cm)

1

0.13005000

0.13005000

8.23

0.0141

28.3274

OC (%)

1

2.30408889

2.30408889

6.74

0.234

10.48311

OM (%)

1

7.28347222

7.28347222

7.85

0.016

9.997448

TN (%)

1

0.01742222

0.01742222

6.98

0.0215

10.38

P (mg/kg soil)

1

0.25442222

0.25442222

0.20

0.6597

21.99682

Ca (Cmol (+)/kg soil)

1

0.61235556

0.61235556

0.53

0.48

13.42149

Mg (Cmol (+)/kg soil)

1

11.18645000

11.18645000

3.10

0.104

6.134145

K (Cmol (+)/kg soil)

1

1.33388889

1.33388889

13.72

0.003

26.57351

Na (Cmol (+)/kg soil)

1

0.03645000

0.03645000

6.83

0.023

23.10253

CEC (Meq/100g soil)

1

10.90445000

10.90445000

5.74

0.338

11.14204

TS *CC

 

 

 

 

 

 

PH

2

0.19314444

0.09657222

0.97

0.407

4.668

EC (mmhos/Cm)

2

0.02253333

0.01126667

0.71

0.51

28.3274

OC (%)

2

4.70047778

2.35023889

6.87

0.0103

10.48311

OM (%)

2

13.35647778

6.67823889

7.2

0.0088

9.997448

TN (%)

2

0.03417778

0.01708889

6.85

0.0104

10.38

P (mg/kg soil)

2

7.64847778

3.82423889

3.06

0841

21.99682

Ca (Cmol (+)/kg soil)

2

0.57401111

0.28700556

0.25

0.784

13.42149

Mg (Cmol (+)/kg soil)

2

4.58440000

2.29220000

0.64

0.55

6.134145

K (Cmol (+)/kg soil)

2

0.33307778

0.16653889

1.71

0.22

26.57351

Na (Cmol (+)/kg soil)

2

0.03243333

0.01621667

3.04

0.086

23.10253

CEC (Meq/100g soil)

2

16.07023333

8.03511667

4.23

0.0408

11.14204

Error

 

 

 

 

 

 

PH

12

1.19453333

0.09954444

 

 

 

EC (mmhos/Cm)

12

0.18973333

0.01581111

 

 

 

OC(%)

12

4.10446667

0.34203889

 

 

 

OM (%)

12

11.13173333

0.92764444

 

 

 

N (%)

12

0.02993333

0.00249444

 

 

 

P (mg/kg soil)

12

14.97746667

1.24812222

 

 

 

Ca (Cmol (+)/kg soil)

12

13.85753333

1.15479444

 

 

 

Mg (Cmol (+)/kg soil)

12

43.23846667

3.60320556

 

 

 

K (Cmol (+)/kg soil)

12

1.16660000

0.09721667

 

 

 

Na (Cmol (+)/kg soil)

12

0.06400000

0.00533333

 

 

 

CEC (Meq/100g soil)

12

22.80986667

1.90082222

 

 

 

TN = total nitrogen; OM = organic matter; Av. P = available phosphorus; Na = sodium; K = potassium; Ca = calcium; Mg = magnesium; CEC= cation exchange capacity, EC= electrical conductivity;Df = degree of freedom, CV= coefficient of variation, Pr> F = probability, CC= canopy cover and TS=tree species.