Ecological Archives E087-077-A2

Richard P. Phillips and Timothy J. Fahey. 2006. Tree species and mycorrhizal associations influence the magnitude of rhizosphere effects. Ecology 87:1302–1313.

Appendix B (Table B1). Bulk soil characteristics of the non-replicated plots at the Turkey Hill Plantations, Tompkins County, New York, USA.

Tree species

MB-C

C min.

N min.

Phosph.

 

(mgC/g)

(mgC/gO)

(µgC·g-1·h-1)

(µgC·gO-1·h-1)

(µgN·g-1·d-1)

(µgN·gO-1·d-1)

(µmol·g-1·h-1)

(µmol·gO-1·h-1)

AM tree species

               

   Black cherry

0.79
(0.27)

10.2
(3.2)

1.09
(0.26)

14.6
(1.1)

1.41
(0.63)

18.3
(0.4)

1.40
(0.20)

18.2
(2.9)

   Red maple

1.28
(0.26)

9.6
(1.5)

2.14
(0.02)

15.7
1.7

2.94
(0.09)

21.8
(3.2)

1.97
(0.24)

14.7
(2.7)

   Tulip poplar

0.95
(0.11)

12.0
(3.0)

1.16
(0.42)

14.8
(3.1)

1.39
(0.32)

17.5
(7.4)

1.53
(0.14)

19.5
(0.7)

ECM tree species

               

   American basswood

0.92
(0.13)

9.2
(0.3)

1.47
(0.18)

14.0
(7.7)

1.57
(0.29)

16.9
(7.4)

1.26
(0.31)

12.5
(2.6)

   Quaking aspen

1.01
(0.10)

10.3
(1.3)

1.39
(0.98)

14.1
(0.4)

1.69
(0.79)

17.7
(5.4)

1.67
(0.20)

17.2
(3.6)

   White pine

1.12
(0.18)

5.0
(0.7)

2.61
(0.54)

11.7
(2.6)

2.54
(0.47)

11.4
(2.2)

2.03
(0.82)

9.4
(4.1)

   Notes: Values are means (and standard deviations) of the two replicate plots for microbial biomass C (MB-C), C mineralization potential (C min.), net N mineralization potential (N min.) and acid phosphatase enzyme activity (Phosph.). All data are presented on a per g soil (g) and per g organic matter (gO) basis.


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