*2.5. Statistical Analyses*

One-way analysis of variance was used to examine the effects of moso bamboo expansion on soil chemical properties, microbial-community compositions, diversity and species abundance, and litter chemical properties. Post hoc Student's *t*-tests were used to examine significant differences among treatment in multiple comparisons. All analyses were performed by JMP 9.0 (SAS Institute, Cary, NC, USA).
