Significance of the Speannan rank correlation test: blank: ne
*0.05 < p I 0.01, **0.01 < p 5 0.001, ***0.001 < p 5 0.000


on-significant,
1, **** p < 0.0001.


Stand Height 0.524**** 0.543****

Stand Density 0.394**

Stand DBH 0.513**** 0.510****
Stand BA 0.542**** 0.593****

Stand Volume 0.540**** 0.564****

CWD

 Shannon-0.584****
Diversity
 Coleman0.464*** -0.363**
Rarefaction
 Mid-Aged Time Interval ( 25- 55 )
 FB-to-MB
 Cmb SOM Cfb
 ratio

Stand Height -0.345* 0.296* 0.476***

Stand Density 0.509*** 0.581**** -0.358*

Stand DBH -0.401** -0.365** 0.319* 0.539****

Stand BA 0.465*** 0.585**** 0.348*

Stand Volume 0.360* 0.502*** 0.457**

CWD 0.326* 0.339*

 Shannon-0.396** -0.290*
Diversity
 Colman 0.351* 0.302* -0.322* -0.517***
Rarefaction
 Mature Time Interval ( 60 110 )

 FB-to-MB
 Cmb SOM C,
 ratio

Stand Height -0.646**** -0.289* 0.446**

Stand Density

Stand DBH -0.429** 0.422**
Stand BA

Stand Volume

CWD 0.326* 0.648**** 0.293*

 Shannon-0.439**
Diversity
 Coleman-0.348* -0.565****
Rarefaction


Table 4-3. Soil biogeochemical relationships with stand attributes based upon Spearman Rank

 correlations r as stratified by forest age class (n = 48).
 Prob > |r| under HO: Rho=0
 Regeneration Time Interval (6 20 )
 FB-to-MB
 Cmb SOM Cfb
 ratio