In terrestrial soils, local patches with high water availability and local patches with high nitrate availability often show rather little overlap.

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This is because the factors that promote water availability (such as high organic matter content or proximity to water sources) may not necessarily promote nitrate availability, and vice versa. Therefore, it is possible for certain areas to have high levels of one factor but low levels of the other.

In Terrestrial Soils, Local Patches with High Water Availability and Local