Table 1 Site characteristics of sedimentary and ultrabasic sites on Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

Slope (°)^a

19

11

Basal Area (m² ha⁻¹)^a

36.2

40.7

Stem density (m² ha⁻¹)^a

1064

1175

Above ground biomass (kg m⁻²)^a

49.1

55.2

ANPP (g m⁻² year⁻¹)^a

1913

1715

Clay content (%)^b

37.8

45.6

Soil organic C (%)^a

2.9

2.4

Soil total N (%)^a

0.21

0.21

Soil C:N^a

13.8

11.4

Soil pH in H₂O^a

4.1

4.5

Field bulk density^b

0.89

0.83

Soil P pools per 30 cm (g m⁻²)^c

 Ca-Pi

1.71

2.07

 CO₃-Pi

0.07

0.22

 OH-Pi

8.40

7.50

 Occl-Pi

22.19

1.60

 CO₃-Po

2.23

4.71

 OH-Po

12.16

13.06

 HCl-Po

14.61

0.03

 Total Po

28.99

17.79

 Total P

61.36

29.19

Bray-1 P (μg P g soil⁻²)^d

2.18 (0.21)

0.94 (0.06)