Fungal and bacterial communities and their associations in snow-free and snow covered (sub-)alpine Pinus cembra forest soils

Table 1 Pinus cembra forests included in the study

Location	Altitude [m a.s.l.]	Habitat	pH		C/N		Moisture [%]		Soil organic matter [% dw]		#Samples		Comment
Location	Altitude [m a.s.l.]	Habitat	Snow-free	Snow covered	Snow-free	Snow covered	Snow-free	Snow covered	Snow-free	Snow covered	Snow-free	Snow covered
Kühtai	1880–2030	Pinus cembra	3.5 ± 0.32	3.6 ± 0.36	21 ± 5.9	25 ± 3.7	60 ± 16	50 ± 13	60 ± 26	50 ± 27	13	12	Three sites total at different altitudes and coordinates: 2030 m a.s.l.; 47.217208, 11.036823 1910 m a.s.l.; 47.214527, 10.991395 1880 m a.s.l.; 47.208363, 11.006565
Patscherkofel	2260	Pinus cembra	3.6 ± 0.54	3.7 ± 0.60	23 ± 3.7	26 ± 1.8	70 ± 10	60 ± 7	70 ± 20	70 ± 17	19	14	Four sites total with distances of > 50 m to each other Coordinates: 47.9938158, 11.6629124
Praxmar	1520–1820	Pinus cembra, Picea abies	3.4 ± 0.50	4.0 ± 0.32	19 ± 6.6	19 ± 5.4	40 ± 16	50 ± 13	40 ± 21	20 ± 16	13	8	Three sites total at different altitudes and coordinates: 1820 m a.s.l.; 47.155964, 11.128367 1780 m a.s.l.; 47.154348, 11.130158 1520 m a.s.l.; 47.162253, 11.139553

All sites are located in the Austrian Alps. Per site between 3 and 10 replicates were collected and used for soil physicochemical analysis. Sample numbers indicated in the table refer to samples used for microbiological analysis
a.s.l., above sea level; SOM, soil organic matter; dw, dry weight

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