Ecological Archives E088-084-A1

**Noah Fierer, Mark A. Bradford, and Robert B. Jackson. 2007. Towards an ecological classification of soil bacteria. Ecology 88:1354–1364.**

Appendix A. Soil and site characteristics for all samples included in the cross-site study. All sites are located within the United States. The average C mineralization rate is the average rate measured over the course of a 50 d incubation (see Methods).

Soil code	Location	Latitude (^oN)	Longitude (^oW)	Elevation (m)	Dominant plant species	MAT (^oC)	MAP (mm)	Organic C (%)	Texture class	pH	Average C mineralization rate (µg C-CO₂·g soil^-1·d^-1)
BB1	Bear Brook, ME	44.9	68.1	400	Picea rubens	6.1	1200	12.8	sandy loam	4.3	5.6
BB2	Bear Brook, ME	44.9	68.1	400	Fagus grandifolia, Acer rubrum, Acer saccharum, Betula alleghaniensis	6.1	1200	5.2	sandy loam	4.6	2.2
BF1	Bousson Forest, PA	41.6	80.1	390	Acer saccharum, Fagus grandifolia, Prunus serotina	7.8	1000	6.4	loam	4.1	7.0
BF2	Bousson Forest, PA	41.6	80.1	390	Acer saccharum, Fagus grandifolia, Prunus serotina	7.8	1000	9.5	loam	3.6	8.7
BP1	Badlands National Park, SD	43.8	102.4	1000	Agropyron smithii, Schizachyrium scoparium	6.6	450	3.1	silt loam	7.5	2.7
BZ1	Bonanza Creek LTER, AK	64.8	148.3	300	Picea glauca	-2.9	260	3	silt loam	5.1	4.2
BZ2	Bonanza Creek LTER, AK	64.8	148.3	300	Picea glauca	-2.9	260	3	silt loam	5.2	8.1
BZ3	Bonanza Creek LTER, AK	64.8	148.3	300	Picea glauca	-2.9	260	3.7	silt loam	5.4	10.0
CA1	Cedar Mtn., AZ	36.1	111.8	2003	Pinus edulis	10.3	400	1.7	silt loam	7.3	2.3
CA2	Cedar Mtn., AZ	36.1	111.8	2003	Juniperus monosperma	10.3	400	2.2	silt loam	8	1.6
CC1	Cedar Creek LTER, MN	45.4	93.2	110	Carex muhlenbergii, Andropogon gerardii, Poa pratensis, Schizachyrium scoparium	5.8	720	1.9	sand	6.1	4.2
CF1	Catskills, NY	42.2	74.3	800	Acer saccharum, Fagus grandifolia, Acer rubrum	5.3	1300	2.6	loam	3.9	2.3
CF2	Catskills, NY	41.9	74.4	800	Fagus grandifolia, Betula alleghaniensis, Acer saccharum	5.3	1300	4.1	sandy loam	3.6	3.0
CF3	Catskills, NY	42.1	74.1	800	Tsuga canadensis	5.3	1300	4.3	silt loam	3.6	2.7
CL1	Calhoun Experimental Forest, SC	34.6	81.7	150	Quercus spp., Carya spp., Acer rubrum	15.9	1250	2.3	sandy loam	5.7	4.6
CL2	Calhoun Experimental Forest, SC	34.6	81.7	150	Bromus spp.	15.9	1250	2.3	sandy loam	5.6	4.1
CL3	Calhoun Experimental Forest, SC	34.6	81.7	150	Pinus taeda	15.9	1250	1.2	loamy sand	4.9	4.1
CM1	Clymer Meadow Preserve, TX	33.3	96.2	200	Andropogon gerardii, Sorghastrum nutans, Schizachyrium scoparium	18.5	850	3	silty clay	7.9	2.0
CO1	Fort Collins, CO	40.4	105.7	3800	Geum rossii, Primula spp., Silene acaulis, Poa spp.	-3	600	1.6	sand	6.1	4.5
CO2	Fort Collins, CO	40.6	105.3	2400	Pinus contorta	6.1	350	1.8	sandy loam	5.7	9.2
CO3	Shortgrass Steppe LTER, CO	40.8	104.8	1500	Bouteloua gracilis, Buchloe dactyloides, Sphaeralcea coccinea	9.3	322	0.8	sandy loam	6	2.4
CR1	Coffey Ranch, TX	33.9	97.2	250	Schizachyrium scoparium, Andropogon gerardii, Panicum virgatum	18.4	850	2.8	loam	8	3.1
DF1	Duke Forest, NC	36.0	79.1	163	Pinus taeda, Liquidambar styraciflua, Liriodendron tulipifera, Cornus florida	14.6	1100	2.8	sandy loam	5.4	13.2
DF2	Duke Forest, NC	36.0	79.1	150	Quercus alba	14.6	1100	1.7	loamy sand	5.1	4.1
GB1	Great Basin Experimental Range, UT	39.3	111.5	3750	Poa spp., Achillea millefolium	2	400	2.8	clay loam	6.8	6.1
GB2	Great Basin Experimental Range, UT	39.3	111.5	3290	Populus tremuloides, Vicia americana, Bromus inermis understory	2	400	6.9	loam	7.6	5.4
GB3	Great Basin Experimental Range, UT	39.3	111.5	3270	Abies concolor, Picea engelmannii	2	400	5.7	clay loam	7.2	6.2
GB4	Great Basin Experimental Range, UT	39.3	111.5	3735	Penstemon rydbergii, Geranium richardsonii, Achillea millefolium	2	400	3.6	clay loam	6.9	4.8
GB5	Great Basin Experimental Range, UT	39.4	111.6	2160	Juniperus osteosperma, Artemisia tridentata, Bromus tectorum	4.8	400	1.7	silt loam	8.2	6.3
GB6	Great Basin Experimental Range, UT	39.3	111.5	3750	Lupinus perennis, Bromus inermis, Achillea millifolium, Taraxicum officinales	2	400	2.2	clay	7.2	3.4
HF1	Harvard Forest, MA	42.5	72.2	300	Pinus resinosa	7	1100	9.6	sandy loam	4	10.0
HI1	Kohala Peninsula, HI	20.1	155.7	700	Pennisetum clandestinum	23	750	15.8	sandy loam	6.3	11.8
HI2	Kohala Peninsula, HI	20.1	155.7	1000	Pennisetum clandestinum	23	1000	18.2	loamy sand	6.5	13.3
HJ1	H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, OR	44.2	122.2	700	Pseudotsuga menziesii, Tsuga heterophylla, Thuja plicata	9.4	2000	6.9	sandy loam	5.4	5.1
HJ2	H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, OR	44.2	122.2	700	Alnus rubra, Rhododendron macrophyllum	9.4	2000	7.6	sandy loam	5.4	4.5
IE1	Institute for Ecosystem Studies, NY	41.8	73.8	75	Poa pratensis, Galium aparine, Solidago sp.	8.6	1200	2.7	sandy loam	5.3	7.5
IE2	Institute for Ecosystem Studies, NY	41.8	73.8	75	Anthoxanthum odoratum, Coronilla varia, Galium aparine, Schizachyrium scoparium	8.6	1200	4.1	sandy loam	5.5	11.4
IE3	Institute for Ecosystem Studies, NY	41.8	73.8	75	Galium aparine, Solidago sp., Phleum pratensis, Poa pratensis	8.6	1200	6.4	sandy loam	5.7	16.0
IE4	Institute for Ecosystem Studies, NY	41.8	73.8	75	Dactylis glomerata, Phleum pratensis, Poa pratensis, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Galium aparine	8.6	1200	3.3	sandy loam	6.3	11.3
IE5	Institute for Ecosystem Studies, NY	41.8	73.8	75	Anthoxanthum odoratum, Datcylis glomerata, Galium aparine, Solidago sp.	8.6	1200	5.3	sandy loam	5.6	19.6
IT1	Itasca Lake State Park, MN	47.2	95.2	550	Acer saccharum, Corylus cornuta, Populus tremuloides	3	750	6.3	sandy loam	5.8	16.1
IT2	Itasca Lake State Park, MN	47.2	95.2	550	Pinus resinosa	3	750	3.9	loamy sand	5.4	16.0
KP1	Konza Prairie LTER, KS	39.1	96.6	100	Andropogon gerardii, Sorghastrum nutans, Poa pratensis	12.5	835	6.1	silt loam	6.4	4.3
KP2	Konza Prairie LTER, KS	39.1	96.6	100	Andropogon gerardii, Sorghastrum nutans, Schizachyrium scoparium	12.5	835	4.6	silt loam	6.5	3.6
LQ1	Luquillo LTER, Puerto Rico	18.3	65.8	1000	Tabebuia rigida	19.3	5000	13.9	silt loam	4.9	6.0
LQ2	Luquillo LTER, Puerto Rico	18.3	65.8	400	Dacryodes excelsa	21.5	3500	4.1	silty clay loam	5	7.8
LQ3	Luquillo LTER, Puerto Rico	18.3	65.8	700	Cyrilla racemiflora	20.5	4500	6.4	sandy loam	4.7	3.7
MD1	Mojave Desert, CA	34.9	115.7	967	Larrea tridentata, Ambrosia dumosa, Yucca shidigera	21	150	0.1	loamy sand	7.9	2.0
MD2	Mojave Desert, CA	35.2	115.9	776	Larrea tridentata, Ambrosia dumosa	21	150	0.6	loamy sand	8.1	5.7
MP1	Mary's Peak, OR	49.5	123.5	1300	Poa spp., Bromus spp.	8.8	2200	10.7	sandy loam	4.6	5.6
MP2	Mary's Peak, OR	49.5	123.5	1300	Abies procera	8.8	2200	9.9	sandy loam	4.4	7.1
RT1	USDA Grassland Research Center, Riesel, TX	31.5	96.9	50	Prosopis glandulosa, Gleditsia triacanthos, Ulmus crassifolia	18.1	840	3.9	silty clay loam	7.9	1.9
RT2	USDA Grassland Research Center, Riesel, TX	31.5	96.9	50	Andropogon gerardii, Schizachyrium scoparium	18.1	840	3.8	silty clay loam	8.1	1.6
SA1	Sunset Crater, AZ	35.4	111.6	1905	Pinus edulis	10.3	400	2.3	sand	6.9	3.8
SB1	Santa Barbara, CA	34.5	119.8	500	Ceanothus megacarpus, Adenostoma fasciculatum	15	550	2.7	loam	7.9	7.2
SN1	Sierra Nevada Mts., CA	36.5	118.2	3000	Pinus jeffreyi, Abies concolor	3.6	600	4.3	loamy sand	5	13.0
SN2	Sierra Nevada Mts., CA	36.5	118.2	3000	Artemisia tridentata, Ceanothus prostratus	3.6	600	1.7	loamy sand	5.7	6.3
SP1	Sequoia National Park, CA	36.5	118.7	650	Adenostoma fasciculatum	12.7	650	1.7	sandy loam	6.25	7.7
SP2	Sequoia National Park, CA	36.6	118.6	3215	Calamagrostis breweri, Carex spp., Salix arctica, Vaccinium caespitosum	3.6	750	8.1	loamy sand	5.1	6.5
SR1	Sedgwick Reserve, CA	34.7	120.1	300	Quercus douglasii, Bromus spp.	17.2	500	4.6	loam	6.8	6.1
SR2	Sedgwick Reserve, CA	34.7	120.1	300	Artemisia california and Salvia leucophylla	17.2	500	1.46	sandy loam	8	2.4
SR3	Sedgwick Reserve, CA	34.7	120.1	300	Bromus spp., Hordeum murinum	17.2	500	3.3	loam	7	7.2
SV1	Sevilleta LTER, NM	34.3	106.7	1480	Larrea tridentata	13.5	210	0.3	sandy loam	8.3	2.0
SV2	Sevilleta LTER, NM	34.3	106.7	1480	Bouteloua eriopoda, Bouteloua gracilis	13.5	210	0.2	loamy sand	8.4	1.4
SV3	Sevilleta LTER, NM	34.3	106.7	1480	Larrea tridentata, Bouteloua eriopoda	13.5	210	0.3	loamy sand	8.3	2.5
SV4	Sevilleta LTER, NM	34.3	106.7	1480	Larrea tridentata, Bouteloua eriopoda	13.5	210	0.3	loamy sand	8.3	2.0
TL1	Toolik Lake LTER, AK	68.6	149.6	894	Eriophorum vaginatum	-9.3	400	7	loam	4.6	9.2
VC1	Valles Caldera, NM	35.9	106.6	2746	Picea engelmannii, Populus tremuloides	2.5	500	5.7	sandy loam	5.6	15.2
VC2	Valles Caldera, NM	35.9	106.6	2733	Blepharoneuron tricholepis, Potentilla fruticosa, Poa pratensis, Achillea millefolium	2.5	500	3.4	loam	6	6.3

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