## 3 Results and Discussion  
### Basic Soil Properties  
Results of basic soil properties are given in Table 2. SWR and field water content varied greatly, not only between individual experimental sites, but also among the spots from which the samples were taken. The variability of both properties is supported by the undulating character of the moraine landscape. After the impact of the windstorm, additional factors came into play. The holes in the ground, uprooted and broken trees, or different management practices applied all led to further diversification of surface conditions.  
Topooil was relatively rich in organic matter content, but its thickness was only few cm. The acidic character of humus horizon originates from the granitic nature of the moraine parent material, relatively wet and cool climatic conditions, and the vegetation community. The significant factor contributing to overall acidity of topsoil in the High Tatras is the annual quantity and chemical composition of precipitation waters. SOM, SOC, and nitrogen contents were highly correlated (r \(\geq\) 0.87, \(p\) < 0.001), which proves that the prevailing form of soil N is organic. C/N ratio ranged from 17.7 up to 28.4 with the average being equal to 21.8. From 45 soil samples, 41 were classified as sandy loam and in 4 cases the soils were classified as loamy sand according to the USDA-FAO texture triangle [17]  
\begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{l c c c c c c c c c c c c} \hline
**Sample** & **WDFT\({}_{\rm A}\)s** & **WDFT\({}_{\rm F}\)s** & **MED mol L\({}^{-1}\)** & **wy \%** & **SOM g kg\({}^{-1}\)** & **SOC g kg\({}^{-1}\)** & **N g kg\({}^{-1}\)** & **Sand \%** & **Silt \%** & **Clay \%** & **pH** \\
31 & \(<\)l & wettable & 28 & 0.52 & 71.85 & 197.4 & 102.0 & 5.55 & 68.18 & 21.86 & 9.96 & 3.77 \\
32 & \(<\)l & wettable & 8 & 0.34 & 70.25 & 240.8 & 90.5 & 4.09 & 58.70 & 29.48 & 11.82 & 3.44 \\
33 & \(<\)l & wettable & 6 & 0.34 & 59.45 & 147.3 & 73.4 & 3.43 & 69.01 & 21.35 & 9.64 & 3.73 \\
34 & \(<\)l & wettable & 14 & 0.69 & 50.63 & 144.4 & 70.8 & 3.31 & 75.61 & 17.97 & 6.42 & 3.88 \\
35 & \(<\)l & wettable & 282 & 1.40 & 107.4 & 146.7 & 75.3 & 3.10 & 603.03 & 27.28 & 6.99 & 3.75 \\
36 & \(21\) & slighly WR & 882 & 2.11 & 16.48 & 207.1 & 106.3 & 5.74 & 72.50 & 18.85 & 8.95 & 3.62 \\
37 & \(<\)l & wettable & 9 & 0.34 & 64.76 & 236.4 & 100.4 & 4.89 & 61.68 & 28.11 & 10.21 & 3.40 \\
38 & \(<\)l & wettable & 26 & 1.40 & 44.18 & 205.1 & 105.6 & 5.65 & 71.88 & 19.60 & 8.52 & 3.78 \\
39 & \(<\)l & wettable & 5 & 0.34 & 46.88 & 158.1 & 69.6 & 3.00 & 63.59 & 28.75 & 7.66 & 3.67 \\
40 & \(<\)l & wettable & 3 & 0.34 & 54.92 & 173.3 & 80.6 & 3.39 & 57.33 & 32.49 & 10.18 & 3.56 \\
41 & \(<\)l & wettable & 13 & 0.52 & 84.79 & 178.3 & 93.9 & 50.00 & 63.36 & 26.01 & 7.63 & 3.44 \\
42 & \(<\)l & wettable & 21 & 0.69 & 97.00 & 215.9 & 116.6 & 6.36 & 73.37 & 18.32 & 8.31 & 3.51 \\
43 & \(<\)l & wettable & 1096 & 2.48 & 44.68 & 179.8 & 93.6 & 4.23 & 66.64 & 25.13 & 8.23 & 3.47 \\
44 & \(<\)l & wettable & 13 & 0.69 & 60.88 & 193.0 & 99.8 & 4.30 & 69.95 & 21.32 & 8.73 & 3.58 \\
45 & \(<\)l & wettable & 3 & 0.34 & 71.35 & 172.9 & 109.4 & 4.91 & 62.69 & 28.36 & 8.95 & 3.46 \\ \hline \multicolumn{8}{c}{WDFT\({}_{\rm A}\), actual WE, WDFT\({}_{\rm F}\), potential WK, MED, density of reduced droplet \(\times\), typical water content in the field; SOM, self organic matter; SOC, self organic carbon} \\ \end{tabular}
\end{table}
Table 2: _Cont._