Table 6 Summary results from multiple regression between annual gas fluxes (CO₂ and CH₄) and soil properties: pH soil pH, BD bulk density, C:N soil C:N ratio, pHC:N* interaction term soil pH and soil C:N ratio; NH ⁺₄ soil ammonium concentration, log₁₀(WFPS) water filled pore space

From: Soil carbon dioxide and methane fluxes from forests and other land use types in an African tropical montane region

Gas flux	Variables	Coefficients	F value	p-value	% of total variance
Log CO₂	Intercept	1.49		< 0.001
	pH	0.060	18.3	0.002	30.3
	BD	− 0.79	18.3	0.002	30.3
	C:N	− 0.005	0.58	0.463	1.0
	pH*C:N	0.04	13.3	0.005	21.9
CH₄	Intercept	− 37.9		0.001
	NH₄⁺	0.27	16.4	0.002	28.1
	Log₁₀ (WFPS)	13.7	23.1	< 0.001	39.5
	C:N	0.48	1.4	0.256	2.4
	BD	7.7	5.5	0.036	9.5

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