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