Correction: Yao et al. Soil Organic Carbon Content and Density in Response to Pika Outbreaks Along the Altitudinal Gradient in Alpine Meadows of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, West China. Land 2025, 14, 981

Error in Table

In the original publication [1], there were mistakes in affiliations, Tables 2 and 3 as published. The authors wish to make the following corrections to this paper:

The affiliations: the mailbox number 810000 should be changed to 810016.

Table 2, column 11 heading: SOCD/g·m³ should be changed to SOCD/g·m⁻³.

Table 3, column 5 heading: Volume Weight/g·m³ should be changed to Volume Weight/g·m⁻³.

Column 6 heading: Above-Ground Biomass/g·m² should be changed to Aboveground Biomass/g·m⁻², all the figures in the column should be multiplied by 16.

Column 7 heading: Below-Ground Biomass/g·m² should be changed to Belowground Biomass/g·m⁻², all the figures in the column should be multiplied by 70.77.

The corrected

Table 2. Soil chemical properties at four elevations.

Elevation/m	Treatments	TN/g·kg−1	TP/g·kg−1	pH	C/N	Ammonium Nitrogen/mg·kg−1	Nitrate Nitrogen/mg·kg−1	EC	SOC/g·kg−1	SOCD/g·m−3
3205	Outbreak areas	6.34 ± 2.32 aA	0.30 ± 0.07 bB	7.42 ± 0.27 bA	10.20 ± 6.19 aA	1.30 ± 0.91 bA	0.96 ± 0.60 bA	0.09 ± 0.03 bB	53.97 ± 6.54 bB	4.22 ± 1.24 bA
	Non-outbreak area	6.68 ± 1.11 aA	0.61 ± 0.19 bA	7.75 ± 0.34 aA	11.59 ± 5.59 aA	0.99 ± 0.42 bA	1.01 ± 0.59 dA	0.32 ± 0.27 aA	73.97 ± 29.88 aA	5.56 ± 2.38 bA
3248	Outbreak areas	6.59 ± 1.09 aA	0.47 ± 0.04 bA	7.35 ± 0.46 bA	11.80 ± 3.09 aA	1.25 ± 0.59 bA	4.00 ± 1.88 bA	0.16 ± 0.03 aA	77.15 ± 7.24 aA	7.40 ± 0.84 aA
	Non-outbreak area	6.25 ± 0.70 aA	0.39 ± 0.04 cA	7.50 ± 0.37 aA	11.33 ± 2.10 aA	0.80 ± 0.35 bA	2.72 ± 1.04 cA	0.19 ± 0.05 bA	71.07 ± 8.70 aA	7.07 ± 0.57 aA
3562	Outbreak areas	1.20 ± 0.16 bA	1.33 ± 0.36 aA	7.67 ± 0.12 abA	12.95 ± 2.80 aA	59.83 ± 11.58 aA	83.45 ± 19.70 aA	0.18 ± 0.02 aA	15.52 ± 3.99 cA	1.67 ± 0.42 cA
	Non-outbreak area	1.35 ± 0.17 bA	1.04 ± 0.28 aA	7.89 ± 0.06 aA	11.37 ± 4.38 aA	64.98 ± 7.80 aA	66.23 ± 14.34 aA	0.18 ± 0.02 bA	14.95 ± 4.66 bA	1.42 ± 0.47 cA
3655	Outbreak areas	1.19 ± 0.20 bA	0.46 ± 0.22 bA	8.12 ± 0.24 aA	11.79 ± 2.38 aA	63.22 ± 25.88 aA	71.35 ± 12.18 aA	0.20 ± 0.11 aA	13.66 ± 2.03 cA	1.61 ± 0.24 cA
	Non-outbreak area	1.18 ± 0.33 bA	0.46 ± 0.15 bcA	8.12 ± 0.19 aA	12.70 ± 3.21 aA	68.54 ± 22.87 aA	47.52 ± 8.84 bB	0.13 ± 0.03 cA	14.12 ± 2.29 bA	1.41 ± 0.23 cA

Note: Lowercase letters indicate significant differences (p < 0.05) between altitudes in the same pika activity category (outbreak), while uppercase letters denote differences between pika activity categories at the same altitude.

and

Table 3. Soil physical properties and vegetation characteristics at four elevations.

Elevation/m	Treatments	T/°C	SM/%	Volume Weight/g·cm−3	Aboveground Biomass/g·m−2	Belowground Biomass/g·m−2
3205	Outbreak areas	11.89 ± 1.66 cA	16.33 ± 3.80 bB	0.78 ± 0.19 bA	36.18 ± 11.82 cB	104.65 ± 20.62 bB
	Non-outbreak area	10.94 ± 1.84 bA	25.87 ± 11.32 bA	0.78 ± 0.19 aA	49.58 ± 17.77 cA	370.06 ± 87.07 aA
3248	Outbreak areas	15.11 ± 4.74 bA	25.57 ± 3.42 aA	0.96 ± 0.08 abA	85.83 ± 23.24 aB	150.55 ± 34.86 aB
	Non-outbreak area	13.53 ± 4.77 bA	26.14 ± 4.81 bA	1.01 ± 0.13 aA	191.76 ± 23.31 aA	405.30 ± 56.76 aA
3562	Outbreak areas	18.24 ± 1.94 abA	27.79 ± 2.52 aA	1.09 ± 0.16 abA	68.50 ± 22.63 bB	113.56 ± 41.84 bB
	Non-outbreak area	18.83 ± 1.65 aA	31.39 ± 1.72 aA	0.96 ± 0.11 aA	135.45 ± 34.67 bA	399.78 ± 53.58 aA
3655	Outbreak areas	22.55 ± 2.91 aA	17.83 ± 5.88 bA	1.18 ± 0.11 aA	49.93 ± 23.58 cB	112.10 ± 39.25 bB
	Non-outbreak area	22.23 ± 3.52 aA	22.62 ± 3.78 bA	1.00 ± 0.11 aA	128.79 ± 19.20 bA	367.02 ± 90.91 aA

Note: Lowercase letters indicate significant differences (p < 0.05) between altitudes in the same pika activity category (outbreak), while uppercase letters denote differences between pika activity categories at the same altitude.

are inserted below. Since these changes concern the unit of expressions, they do not alter the values presented in the paper.

Text Correction

There were two more mistakes detected in the original publication, namely, the number of repeats in coring the soil (five instead of three), and the core diameter which is 6 cm instead of 3 cm; 3 cm is only the radius (both in Section 2.2, lines 5 and 6). The correct wording should read “(6 cm inner diameter)”, and “Five cores per quadrat”. Thus, the actually sampled area is 5 ∗ 3.14 ∗ (6/2)² = 141.3 cm² = 0.01413 m². Please see the corrected paragraph in Section 2.2, as follows:

“Within each sampling plot, five 50 cm × 50 cm quadrats were established along the two diagonals of the plot (refer to the black squares in Figure 1). Within each quadrat, aboveground biomass (AGB) was collected by clipping all vegetation to the ground level. The harvested material was stored in paper bags for subsequent drying and weighing. For belowground biomass (BGB) measurement, soil cores (6 cm inner diameter) were collected from the 0–20 cm layer in the same quadrats using a soil auger. Five cores per quadrat were pooled into cloth bags and rinsed to remove debris while retaining the roots in the lab. All biomass samples (AGB and BGB) were oven-dried at 65 °C until reaching a constant weight.”

The authors state that the scientific conclusions are unaffected. This correction was approved by the Academic Editor. The original publication has also been updated.