Article 1713 Table 4

Table 4. Average values of soil and light characteristics from different sites and locations on the dunes.

Site

Location

PAR

CC

VWC_av

VWC_spr

VWC_sum

VWC_aut

pH_H2O

EC

O

A

N_total

P

K

Ca

Mg

Site 1

Bottom

553.4^ab

0.4^a

10.2^b

4.5^b

10.2^b

15.9^a

4.3^a

150.5^a

6.8^a

3.4^a

0.30^a

20.4^b

84.9^b

342.6^a

100.8^a

Site 1

Slope

439.8^a

0.7^b

9.0^ab

4.9^b

8.6^ab

13.6^a

4.3^a

152.0^a

10.4^a

0.2^a

0.26^a

14.7^ab

68.3^ab

343.4^a

88.5^a

Site 1

Top

808.4^b

0.8^ab

5.4^a

1.5^a

4.5^a

10.3^a

4.4^a

126.7^a

8.0^a

0.0^a

0.13^a

5.9^a

29.7^a

204.9^a

40.9^a

Site 2

Bottom

272.1^a

0.3^ab

9.0^b

5.1^b

8.2^c

13.7^b

3.9^a

207.0^b

9.0^a

2.0^a

0.21^b

19.8^ab

62.3^a

238.4^b

60.7^b

Site 2

Slope

503.9^a

0.4^b

5.8^a

2.3^a

5.1^b

10.1^a

4.2^b

149.2^a

4.0^a

1.5^a

0.11^a

11.1^a

30.1^a

111.1^a

14.7^a

Site 2

Top

381.5^a

0.2^a

4.7^a

3.7^ab

2.9^a

7.6^a

4.4^b

136.2^a

8.0^a

0.3^a

0.12^ab

29.3^b

29.6^a

160.7^ab

26.6^ab

Site 3

Bottom

482.5^a

0.6^a

26.6^b

23.2^b

30.0^b

4.0^a

319.2^b

9.0^a

0.0^a

1.00^b

68.6^a

161.1^a

459.9^a

261.7^a

Site 3

Slope

379.4^a

0.6^a

9.3^a

6.7^a

7.5^a

13.7^a

4.6^b

141.3^a

8.5^a

0.7^a

0.25^a

30.1^a

84.6^a

258.2^a

73.9^a

Site 3

Top

271.3^a

0.5^a

7.3^a

4.3^a

6.1^a

11.6^a

4.2^ab

156.8^a

8.3^a

0.0^a

0.16^a

21.3^a

43.5^a

206.9^a

40.6^a

Site 4

Bottom

245.8^a

0.4^a

8.7^b

4.4^ab

8.2^a

13.5^ab

4.4^a

90.4^a

12.3^b

0.0^a

0.32^a

30.2^a

96.0^a

285.6^b

78.7^a

Site 4

Slope

344.7^a

0.5^b

9.1^b

4.4^b

8.0^a

14.9^b

4.8^a

101.7^a

8.8^a

2.7^a

0.17^a

16.5^a

52.7^a

145.3^a

32.4^a

Site 4

Top

372.1^a

0.6^c

6.6^a

1.6^a

6.6^a

11.6^a

4.5^a

115.2^a

9.0^ab

0.0^a

0.29^a

26.2^a

89.0^a

211.4^ab

60.5^a

^{a, b, c} – indicate statistically important differences between locations at p < 0.05

Photosynthetically active radiation (PAR, μmol m^–2 s^–1); canopy cover (CC); average, spring, summer and autumn soil volumetric water contents (VWC_av, VWC_spr, VWC_sum, VWC_aut, respectively, %); soil pH in water solution (pH_H2O); electrical conductivity (EC, µS); different soil horizon thicknesses (O – litter horizon and A – humus horizon, cm); and contents of total nitrogen (N_total, %), phosphorus (P, mg kg^–1), potassium (K, mg kg^–1), calcium (Ca, mg kg^–1) and magnesium (Mg, mg kg^–1)