A higher soil pH was found in areas designated
as disturbed agriculture and pasture compared to early forest
and mature forest land use (Table 2). On the other hand, total soilN had the opposite trend and was lower in areas designated as disturbed
agriculture and pasture than early forest and mature forest
sites (Table 2). Total soil C and CN were not significantly affected
by land use history but tended to be higher in early forest and
mature forest sites than disturbed agriculture and pasture
(Table 2). RUFA scores examined separately from land use history
were significantly associated with soil pH, total soil C and CN but
not total soil N (Table 2)