Table 3. Soil nutrient stocks of restoration area and adjacent red pine stands in opencast kaolinite mines in Sancheong-gun.

Treatment Nutrient (kg ha−1)
Carbon Nitrogen Phosphorus Potassium Calcium Magnesium
Restorationarea 3,370(470) 204(30) 1.67(0.70) 55.65(7.49) 1,333(326) 128(33)
Red pine stands 20,171(3,193) 1,158(154) 0.63(0.52) 71.47(10.6) 482(90.6) 66(10.4)
P-value 0.004 0.004 0.26 0.25 0.03 0.10