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Table 2 Results from stepwise linear regressions of the different forms of carbon densities and soil temperature (ST), soil moisture (SM), soil clay fraction (Clay), mean annual air temperature (MAAT), and mean annual precipitation (MAP) for 18 sampling sites.

(5) Clay analysis The soil clay mineral was determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD) (Whittig and Allardice1982).

SIC density at depths of 0 50 cm were positively correlated with the soil clay fraction (Table 1) because low soil clay fractions may enhance carbonate leaching47.

Soil clay fraction and soil moisture were the controls for site variations of ecosystem carbon.

Organic matter and amorphous mineral matter also are important constituents of soil clay particles.

Thus, the high soil clay fractions (or low soil sand and silt fractions) in our study area may decrease leaching and increase retention of pedogenic carbonates to produce the positive relationship observed between soil clay fractions and SIC.

SM and soil clay fraction were the controls for EC from the stepwise linear regression result (Table 2).

Finally, pollen beetle mortality increased with ground-dwelling generalist predator abundance and soil clay content.

Kaolinite is the dominant soil clay mineral of western Victoria for uplands and weathered volcanic terrains.

Soil clay content and pH were the main factors associated with oribatid-mite distributions.

Kahle, M., Kleber, M. & Jahn, R. Retention of dissolved organic matter by phyllosilicate and soil clay fractions in relation to mineral properties.