Soil Nitrogen
Benchmark Value
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Evidence & Context
An upper detrimental threshold is identified at levels above 2000 mg/kg. Exceeding this threshold through artificial inputs poses a high risk of severe negative ecological consequences, including a significant loss of native understorey biodiversity, invasion by nitrophilic weeds, and off-site nutrient pollution of sensitive waterways.
Total Soil Nitrogen concentration in the topsoil (0–30 cm)
This benchmark defines the upper detrimental threshold of total soil nitrogen concentration in the top 30 cm of soil above which severe negative ecological consequences occur in production forestry in the Arid Inland Floodplains & Ephemeral River Systems biome.
Levels above 2000 mg/kg indicate artificial nutrient enrichment and a high risk of ecological degradation.
Sources (1)
Changes in soil carbon and nitrogen stocks following tree clearing were estimated at 32 rangeland sites in central and southern Queensland
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