Bioindication for Ecosystem Regeneration towards Natural conditions: the BERN data base and BERN model

Environmental Sciences Europe

Table 4 Statistical evaluation of the comparison of the lower and upper range limits, and the mean values of the measured value ranges for C/N ratio (CN) and the median values of pH and the corresponding modelled niches

	n	Pearson-correlation coefficient	t-Value	p-value (ANOVA)
pH_min_measured	153	0.65	63,47	< 0.05
pH_min_modelled	153	0.65	63,47	< 0.05
pH_median_measured	131	0.72	− 1,39	0.17
pH_ median modelled	131	0.72	− 1,39	0.17
pH_max_measured	161	0.68	54,89	< 0.05
pH_max_modelled	161	0.68	54,89	< 0.05
C/N_min_measured	160	0.54	32,22	< 0.05
C/N_min_modelled	160	0.54	32,22	< 0.05
C/N_Mean_measured	151	0.70	− 0,35	0.72
C/N_Mean_modelled	151	0.70	− 0,35	0.72
C/N_max_measured	151	0.62	34,78	< 0.05
C/N_max_modelled	151	0.62	34,78	< 0.05