Table 1.

Mean values of mineralisation (μg NH₄-N g⁻¹ 24 h⁻¹), nitrate reductase activity (μg N g⁻¹ 24 h⁻¹) and nitrification rate (ng N g⁻¹ 24 h⁻¹) in the Rothwald soil at 30% WFPS, 55% WFPS and 70% WFPS and 5°C, 10°C, 15°C, 20°C and 25°C. Different lower case characters represent significant differences, p<0.05.

	mineralisation						nitrate reductase						nitrification
T (°C)	30 % WFPS		55 % WFPS		70 % WFPS		30 % WFPS		55 % WFPS		70 % WFPS		30 % WFPS		55 % WFPS		70 % WFPS
5	0.7	abc	−0.3	a	0.4	ab	−0.1	a	0.1	a	−0.2	a	−1.8	a	79.5	ab	122.8	abc
10	0.1	ab	1.5	abc	4.0	de	0.8	abc	1.2	abc	0.0	a	183.3	abc	529.8	abc	−14.3	abc
15	1.5	abc	2.5	bcd	−0.8	ab	1.8	abc	3.1	bc	0.2	ab	48.4	abc	985.2	bc	106.8	abc
20	1.5	abc	4.3	def	3.0	cd	2.5	abc	13.3	e	10.1	d	452.4	abc	2404.2	d	1063.8	c
25	4.8	def	6.5	f	5.4	ef	3.3	c	14.2	e	7.8	d	398.5	abc	3014.8	d	629.0	abc