Soil Nitrogen
AUS-TCF-CON-SON
General
Moderate confidence
Benchmark Value
No specific value — see range
Range:
4000
to 6000
mg/kg
Optimal Range:
4000
to 6000
Direction:
Higher is desirable ↑
Form:
OptimalRange
Scoring Curve
This curve shows how a field measurement for this indicator would score across all available benchmark forms in this context.
Evidence & Context
managed forests of Mountain Ash (Eucalyptus regnans) in Australia have been reported to contain between 0.4% and 0.6% total nitrogen in the topsoil.
Metric Definition:
Total soil nitrogen content as a percentage of soil dry weight in the topsoil horizon.
Benchmark Definition:
Total soil nitrogen content in managed Mountain Ash (Eucalyptus regnans) forest topsoil in Australian temperate coastal forests.
Justification:
Reported values from studies on Australian temperate forests dominated by Eucalyptus regnans.
Sources (1)
Carbon and nitrogen in forest soils: Potential indicators for sustainable management of eucalypt forests in south-eastern Australia | Request PDF - ResearchGate, accessed May 27, 2025,
Journal
Carbon and nitrogen in forest soils: Potential indicators for ...
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