Appendix A (Table A1). Bulk soil characteristics of the replicated plots at the Turkey Hill Plantations, Tompkins County, New York, USA.
Tree species |
MB-C |
MRA |
C min. |
N min. |
Phosph. |
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|
(mgC/g) |
(mgC/gO) |
(µgC·g-1·h-1) |
(µgC·gO-1·h-1) |
(µgC·g-1·h-1) |
(µgC·gO-1·h-1) |
(µgN·g-1·d-1) |
(µgN·gO-1·d-1) |
(µmol·g-1·h-1) |
(µmol·gO-1·h-1) |
AM tree species |
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Black locust |
2.01b |
6.1ab |
32.9ab |
103.7ab |
5.38b |
15.9ab |
10.52a |
30.8a |
4.07a |
12.0b |
Sugar maple |
2.69b |
8.6ab |
30.5ab |
98.0ab |
5.74b |
18.2ab |
7.73a |
23.1ab |
3.60ab |
11.4b |
White ash |
0.96c |
9.6a |
11.8d |
116.0a |
1.43c |
14.1ab |
2.31b |
22.9ab |
1.78b |
18.1a |
ECM tree species |
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Norway spruce |
2.10b |
4.2b |
16.1cd |
32.3b |
6.08b |
12.4b |
7.73a |
15.9bc |
4.79a |
9.5b |
Red oak |
3.45a |
8.0ab |
40.5a |
92.8ab |
10.19a |
23.7a |
2.41b |
5.5c |
4.53a |
10.4b |
Red pine |
2.43b |
6.0ab |
24.6bc |
60.3ab |
6.80b |
16.8ab |
9.71a |
24.1ab |
4.50a |
11.2b |
Notes: Values are means (and standard deviations) of the two replicate plots for microbial biomass C (MB-C), maximum respiratory activity (MRA), C mineralization potential (C min.), net N mineralization potential (N min.) and acid phosphatase enzyme activity (Phosph.). All data are presented on a per g soil (g) and per g organic matter (gO) basis. Different letters denote significant species differences for each variable (α = 0.05).