Table XX. Average seasonal microbial plate counts of Banow site 2, 1970*. 



Date 



Soil depth (cm) 



Bacteria'^ 

 colonies/ g dry wt soil 



Fungal** propagules 

 /g dry wt soil 



Algae/g 

 dry wt soil 



* Each plate count represents the average of plots 206, 207, and 208. 



t Each figure represents the average of two media, i.e., Thornton's Mannitol-Asparagine mineral 

 salts medium and soil extract medium. 

 ** Each figure represents the average of two media, i.e.. Rose Bengal streptomycin media and 

 acid agar. 



Table XXI. Respiration rates of Barrow soils, 1970. 



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