We would like to thank you for your valuable comments and directions. We have carefully considered all issues and have revised the manuscript completely (e.g. separation of sections and subheadings, revising all the text, adding paragraphs & references, adding/changing Tables & Figures): 1) Abstract was revised. 2) Introduction was revised, and 2 new paragraphs were added. Such modification leaded to the clear description of the objectives. 3) Material and Method section was revised. Revised version contains 5 subheading. 4) The results and discussion sections were separated, and their subheadings were reorganized. In the revised manuscript the Results contain 5 subheading and Discussion contain 3subheading. 5) Presentation of the results are improved with consideration of reviewers’ comments. Original Manuscript contained 3 Tables and 3 Figures. Revised manuscript contains 4 Tables and 5 Figures and 1 supplementary table and 1 supplementary figure. New subheading (3.2. Land use effect on soil properties) was added. New Table 4 and Figure 4 were added. Clarification: Table 1 and Table 3 were not changed. Old Table 2 is new Figure 2. Old Figure 2 is new Figure 3. Old Figure 3 is new Figure 5. 8) New 12 references were added to update the manuscript to address reviewers’ comments. Thus, to avoid possible confusion we provided the location (subheading or line) for any change introduced. Our point-to-point response to the comments of the reviewers is detailed below. Subheading or line numbers refer to the line numbers in the revised manuscript.
However, there are some important issues that need to be addressed: