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corresponding to the different scales (Table 5), we fo<strong>und</strong> that the total spatial<br />

variation of soil moisture was mostly dominated by variations of soil variables<br />

within a short-range scale in UG 99, CG and HG, but a long-range scale in UG<br />

79 and WG. SWC had a positive correlation with organic carbon, whereas a<br />

negative correlation with either sand content or bulk density, which was<br />

consistent with single scale analysis. Noted that sand content was the main soil<br />

variable controlling SWC, as shown by the high correlation coefficient at different<br />

spatial scales.<br />

Table 3.5. Structural correlation coefficients between soil moisture and soil and plant<br />

properties at short- and long-range scales for different grazing intensities<br />

Treat- Scale Soil Plant<br />

ment Sand SOC BD VC AGB<br />

UG79 Short -0.59 0.18 -0.16 -1.00 -1.00<br />

Long 0.53 0.27 -0.32 0.84 0.53<br />

UG99<br />

WG<br />

CG<br />

HG<br />

Short -1.00 1.00 -1.00 1.00 1.00<br />

Long 0.26 -0.22 0.23 -0.45 -0.77<br />

Short -0.02 0.10 0.08 0.05 0.99<br />

Long -0.51 -0.98 -0.24 -0.53 -0.99<br />

Short -0.98 0.32 -0.28 -1.00 -1.00<br />

Long 1.00 0.18 -0.06 0.46 0.41<br />

Short -1.00 1.00 -1.00 0.81 -0.64<br />

Long 0.52 -0.39 0.12 -0.86 0.76<br />

Sand: sand content (%); SOC: soil organic carbon (g kg -1 ); BD: bulk density (g cm -3 ); VC:<br />

vegetation coverage (%); AGB: above gro<strong>und</strong> biomass (g m -2 ).<br />

The coregionalization analysis of plant variables, i.e. VG and AGB, also<br />

included three basic spatial structures: nugget effect (

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