Soil Electrical Conductivity (EC)
Benchmark Value
Scoring Curve
This curve shows how a field measurement for this indicator would score across all available benchmark forms in this context.
Evidence & Context
"A1053... pH 4.9... EC(1 : 5) (dS m-1) 0.016... Alpine humus soil."
Electrical conductivity of a 1:5 soil:water extract (Method 3A1).
This benchmark represents the electrical conductivity of soil measured by a 1:5 soil:water extract method at a pristine reference site in the Snowy Mountains region under tall alpine herbfields.
Represents a pristine reference site in the Snowy Mountains region (A1053) under tall alpine herbfields.
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