Table 2. Univariate analysis of variance (ANOVA) for soil properties and microbial activity in samples collected below flint stones and in the open space between stones (n = 4).

	F	P value
SM (%)	1.81	NS
OM (%)	4.63	0.05
TSN (mg g−1 soil)	7.11	0.01
MR (µg CO2-C g−1 dry soil h−1)	8.1	0.009
MB (µg C g dry soil−1)	6.55	0.02
H'	23.43	<0.0001
qCO2	0.86	NS
CFU bacteria	0.5	NS
CFU fungi	1.61	NS
MicroResp™, Carboxylic Acids (µg CO2-C g−1 dry soil h−1)	8.54	0.008
MicroResp™, Aromatic Acids (µg CO2-C g−1 dry soil h−1)	0.03	NS
MicroResp™, Carbohydrates (µg CO2-C g−1 dry soil h−1)	0.02	NS
MicroResp™, Aminoacids (µg CO2-C g−1 dry soil h−1)	13.96	0.002
CLPP	4.99	0.05