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. 2010 Jun 23;21(3):195–209. doi: 10.1007/s00572-010-0323-5

Table 1.

Soils chemical and physical properties in the four study habitats

  Pa (mg kg−1) % N pH % Organic matter % Sand % Silt % Clay Soil texture
H2O KCl
Oasis 71 0.18 8.4 7.9 3.7 67.2 24.8 8.1 Sandy loam
Exp. station 93 0.1 8.5 7.9 2.6 60.5 33.6 5.9 Sandy loam
Undisturbed habitat 41.4 <0.1 8.2 8.1 1.5 70.7 25.4 4.3 Sandy loam
Sand dunes 22.6 <0.1 9.1 8.5 0.45 90.7 9.3 0 Sand

aSodium bicarbonate-soluble P, analyzed using the method given by Chapman and Pratt (1961)