Altitudinal gradients of soil and vegetation carbon and nitrogen in a high altitude nature reserve of Karakoram ranges

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Table 2 STN, SIC, SOC and STC under different forest types

Dominant trees	Total No. of plants	STN (%)	SIC (%)	SOC (%)	STC (%)
Mix.PW (224) + JE (31) + BU (18)	273	0.09	0.02	0.85	0.87
Juniperus excelsa	94	0.45	0.08	4.30	4.39
Mix.JE (42) + Pop. (32) + Astr(10)	84	0.49	0.07	4.79	4.86
Alpine grass	0	0.49	0.02	5.40	5.42
Pinus wallichiana	128	1.22	0.24	18.40	18.64
Picea smithiana	172	1.53	0.43	19.10	19.53
Betula utilis	128	1.59	0.19	22.31	22.50
Total	879	5.86	1.05	75.15	76.20