Experiments

Soil adoption day

Bacterial biomass (×108 cells g−1)

NH 4 + oxidation activity (point)

NO 2 oxidation activity (point)

N circulation activity (point)

P circulation activity (point)

Organic

February

35 ± 0.82z

65 ± 2.45

52 ± 1.63

50.0 ± 2.45

8 ± 0.82

May

20 ± 0.82

46 ± 2.45

60 ± 3.27

44.0 ± 1.63

4 ± 0.00

August

14 ± 1.63

36 ± 3.27

51 ± 2.45

35.0 ± 0.82

2 ± 0.00

October

18 ± 2.45

32 ± 0.82

47 ± 0.82

31.0 ± 1.63

4 ± 0.41

Average

22 ± 0.67

45 ± 0.89

53 ± 0.91

40.0 ± 0.58

5 ± 0.34

Chemical

February

12 ± 0.00

38 ± 4.08

50 ± 0.82

36.0 ± 0.41

6 ± 0.00

May

11 ± 0.82

33 ± 1.63

55 ± 2.45

35.0 ± 3.27

3 ± 0.82

August

10 ± 0.82

21 ± 0.82

36 ± 1.63

21.0 ± 0.82

0 ± 0.00

October

11 ± 1.63

29 ± 1.63

21 ± 0.82

18.0 ± 0.82

3 ± 0.00

Average

11 ± 0.58

30 ± 1.22

41 ± 0.68

27.5 ± 1.13

3 ± 0.36

t-testy

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.