Research Article
Archaeal Assemblages Inhabiting Temperate Mixed Forest Soil Fluctuate in Taxon Composition and Spatial Distribution over Time
Table 1
Soil classifications.
| Label | Sampling site | Soil series | Parent material | Depth to restrictive feature (in) | Drainage class | Depth to water table (in) | Available water capacity | Typical profile |
| H1 | Ag. Station, Hancock | Plainfield sand | Sandy outwash | 80 | Excessively drained | 60–80 | Low (3.4 in.) | 0–7 in: Sand | 7–36 in: Sand | 36–70 in: Sand | |
| A1 | Ag. Station, Arlington | Plano silt loam | Silty material over sandy loam till | 80 | Well drained | 36–60 | High (11.0 in.) | 0–13 in: Silt loam | 13–45 in: Silty clay loam | 45–60 in: Sandy loam | |
| W1 | Ag. Station, West Madison | Plano silt loam | Loess over glacial till | 80 | Well drained | 42–72 | High (10.7 in.) | 0–11 in: Silt loam | 11–41 in: Silty clay loam | 41–60 in: Sandy loam | |
| G1 | Ag. Fields, UW Greenhouses | Colwood silt loam | Stratified silt and fine sand lacustrine deposits | 80 | Poorly drained | ~0 | High (10.4 in.) | 0–10 in: Silt loam | 10–24 in: Loam | 24–60 in: Stratified fine sand to silt loam | |
| C1 | Curtis Prairie, UW Arboretum | Salter sandy loam | Loamy alluvium over stratified silt and fine sand lacustrine deposits | 80 | Somewhat poorly drained | 12–36 | Moderate (8.4 in.) | 0–10 in: Sandy loam | 10–26 in: Loam | 26–39 in: Loamy sand | 39–60 in: Stratified loamy sand to silt loam |
| B1 | Bill's Woods, UW Natural Areas | Kidder loam | Glacial till | 80 | Well drained | 80 | Moderate (8.2 in.) | 0–9 in: Loam | 9–30 in: Sandy clay loam | 30–60 in: Sandy loam | |
| L2 | Stone's Pocket, Baraboo Hills | Baraboo silt loam | Loess over quartzite | 20–40 | Moderately well drained | 24–36 | Low (5.7 in.) | 0–5 in: Silt loam | 5–34 in: Silty clay loam | 34–38 in: Unweathered lithic bedrock | |
| I2 | Stone's Pocket, Baraboo Hills |
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| K2 | Simpson, Baraboo Hills | Eleva sandy loam | Loamy residuum weathered from sandstone | 20–40 | Well drained | >80 | Low (4.0 in.) | 0–9 in: Sandy loam | 9–27 in: Sandy loam | 27–36 in: Sand | 36–60 in: Weathered paralithic bedrock |
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Sites sampled previously [22].
2Plots sampled over multiple years in this paper. Ag.: agricultural. UW: University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
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