Table 1.
Locations from which soils sampled (latitude and longitude) and associated basic properties.
| Soil | Latitude: Longitude | Sand (%) | Silt (%) | Clay (%) | N (%) | C (%) | C:N | pH | Water-holding capacity (ml g−1) | Loss on ignition (g g soil−1) |
Microbial biomass C(μg g−1) | Inorganic C-content (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 52.4245°N: −4.0652°W | 7.5 | 53.9 | 38.6 | 0.7 | 7.6 | 10.8 | 5.5 | 0.98 | 0.150 | 2330 | 0.18 |
| B | 53.2222°N: −4.0132°W | 28.7 | 41.8 | 29.4 | 0.8 | 9.5 | 11.4 | 5.1 | 0.10 | 0.169 | 1699 | 0.74 |
| C | 53.0412°N: −4.0445°W | 34.8 | 48.9 | 16.3 | 0.6 | 6.1 | 10.8 | 5.8 | 0.91 | 0.127 | 1407 | 0.74 |
| D | 52.9988°N: −4.4290°W | 75.3 | 24.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 10.7 | 5.6 | 0.70 | 0.065 | 739 | 0.26 |