only marginally significantp = 0.053
NH 4 + immobilization ranged from 0 to 3.74 mg N kg −1 d −1 (with an average of 1.8 mg N kg −1 d −1 ) in southern soils and from 0 to 2.58 mg N kg −1 d −1 (with an average of 0.59 mg N kg −1 d −1 ) in northern soils, but the difference was only marginally significant (p = 0.053).