Table 1 Basic chemical characteristics of alpine meadow (horizons A and M), and scree soils sampled in 2015 from 14 Tatra Mountains catchments (minimum–maximum values with medians in parentheses).

5–36 (14)

0–36 (21^†)

8–85 (32)

0–125 (71^†)

4.24–4.88 (4.63)

4.58–5.1 (4.81)

3.35–4.10 (3.77)

3.66–4.23 (4.0)

13–41 (23)^b

6–18 (11)^a

6.2–18.2 (9.6)^b

2.8–8.2 (4)^a

0.34–1.04 (0.6)^c

0.16–0.48 (0.19)^a

17.4–59 (32.2)^b

10.7–45.9 (21.1)^a

64–222 (311)^b

135–387 (224)^a

13.4–20 (16.5)^a

14.7–24.1 (19.2)^b

8.2–26 (14.2)^ab

5.2–29.1 (10.8)^a

3–8.8 (4.1)^a

1.4–8.8 (5.7)^a

47–345 (151)^b

88–377 (209)^b

24–148 (83)

24–213 (96)

91–492 (223)^b

112–509 (309)^b

0.1–0.3 (0.17)^a

0.04–0.34 (0.18)^a

0.2–1.3 (0.6)^b

0.1–1 (0.3)^a

2.2–9.1 (4.9)^b

0.4–2.4 (1.3)^a

1.4–7.1 (4.0)^b

0.3–1.8 (0.7)^a

2.1–18 (6.3)^b

0.4–4.3 (2.6)^a

8.5–77 (22.5)^b

2.4–20.7 (14.5)^a

72–152 (99)^b

49–123 (94)^b

6.6–95 (15)^b

1.7–9.2 (4.4)^a

5–45 (12.6)^a

1.2–13 (5.3)^a

107–212 (152)^c

55–145 (110)^b