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Table 6 Variation (%) in soil properties between 10 and 20 cm and 0–10 cm soil depth compared to values of 0–10 cm soil depth in the watershed

From: Soil organic carbon variation in relation to land use changes: the case of Birr watershed, upper Blue Nile River Basin, Ethiopia

Soil properties

Land uses

Natural and mixed forest

Cultivated land

Eucalyptus plantation

Open- and bush land

Moisture content (%)

26.94*

22.06*

9.21*

22.84*

Bulk density (g cm− 3)

2.08*

− 5.5*

− 6.3*

− 4.54*

pH (H2O)

− 0.17N.S

− 0.54N.S

− 3.51NS

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SOC concentration (%)

− 41.92*

− 31.33*

− 25.09*

− 38.63*

SOC stock (Mg ha−1)

− 39.43*

− 33.42*

− 29.14*

− 42.52*

  1. N.S. stands for not significant, *significant at 5% level