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
H^1	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
A^1	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
W^1	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
G^1	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
C^1	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
B^1	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
L^2	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
I^2	Stone's Pocket, Baraboo Hills	"	"	"	"	"	"	"	"	"
J^2	Stone's Pocket, Baraboo Hills	"	"	"	"	"	"	"	"	"
K^2	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

1Sites sampled previously [22].
²Plots sampled over multiple years in this paper.
Ag.: agricultural.
UW: University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.