TABLE 1.

Characteristics of three meadow soils

Soil	Ammonium concn (μg of NH4+/g of soil)	pH with water/pH with CaCl2	60% water holding capacity (g of water/ 100 g of soil)	Mean annual temp (°C), yr	Soil texture	% Carbon	% Nitrogen	Location	Sampling date	Reference
GMS	0.45	5.78/4.94	29.8	9.9 ± 1.9, 1999	Sandy loam over clay	3.66	0.31	N50°32′, E8°47.3	February 2000	17
OMS	0.39	5.0/4.7	27.36	NDa	Clay loam	2.7	0.21	N50°35.022′, E8°47.101′	April 2000	13
KMS	1.7	7.93/7.4	40.9	22.2 ± 1.8, 2001	ND	3.75	0.37	Near Kinneret Lake	November 2000

^aND, not determined.