TABLE 5.

Means and P values for storage method and depth for ARG concentrations in the winter-spring cycle^a

Parameter	Concn (log10 CN g−1)
	16S rRNA	intI1	erm(B)	erm(F)	tet(O)	tet(Q)
Storage methodb,c
Composting	9.35	7.15	4.31	6.25 A	4.66	5.33
Stockpiling	9.52	7.39	4.78	6.98 B	4.91	5.70
Depth from surface (cm)b,c
2.5	9.46	7.38	4.54	6.87	4.55	5.25 A
45.7	9.52	7.40	4.45	6.39	4.69	5.31 A
76.2	9.31	7.04	4.65	6.58	5.11	5.97 C
P value
Method	0.367	0.508	0.162	0.013	0.447	0.472
Depth	0.106	0.083	0.377	0.053	0.106	0.005
Time	0.159	0.393	<0.001	0.002	<0.001	<0.001

^aStatistics for interaction terms can be found in Table S7.

^bValues followed by a letter combination sharing one or more letters are not statistically different at the P value of <0.05 based on Tukey’s post hoc test.

^cValues are treatment averages which were calculated based on all data for one particular treatment level.