Table 2. Effect of plant species on soil N pools and process rates.

Response Variable	F	df	P
Total Soil N (g N m−2)	1.41	11,49	0.20
DIN (g N m−2)*	2.63	11, 49	0.01
Microbial Biomass N (g N m−2)	0.77	11, 49	0.67
Microbial (SIR) Biomass (ug CO2 g−1 soil hr−1)	1.30	11, 49	0.25
Potential Net N Mineralization (µg N m−2 d−1)	1.90	11, 49	0.06
Nitrification Potential (µg N g−1 soil h−1)*	1.90	11, 49	0.06
Gross Nitrification (µg N g−1 soil d−1)*	2.56	11,40	0.01
Plant N (g N m−2)	3.14	10,43	<0.01

(ANOVA with species as fixed effect and block as a random effect).

*log transformed for normality.