Soil pH
Benchmark Value
Scoring Curve
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Evidence & Context
"The soils of remnant natural areas were characterised as Chromosols and Sodosols (Australian Soil Classification Order, Isbell, 1996), de- rived from shale or alluvial material, with sandy loam surface textures, and surface pH values of about 6.0"
Surface topsoil pH in remnant natural reference areas.
Reference-condition baseline soil pH for remnant natural areas on sandy loam textures.
Establishes the typical surface pH for undisturbed natural vegetation remnants on sandy loam textures within the Cumberland Plain.
Sources (1)
Eldridge, D. J., Benham, M., Singh, B. K., & Delgado-Baquerizo, M. (2021). Ecosystem Properties in Urban Areas Vary with Habitat Type and Settlement Age. Plant and Soil, 462, 115–128.
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Additional references from the underlying research that informed this benchmark.
Mac Nally, R., McIntyre, S., & Bennett, A. F. (2014). Coarse Woody Debris Carbon Pools in Biologically Diverse Grassy Woodlands of Southeastern Australia. Journal of Environmental Quality, 43(6), 2055–2064.
View SourceMallen-Cooper, M., Nakagawa, S., & Eldridge, D. J. (2019). Foraging Pits of a Reintroduced Ecosystem Engineer, the Eastern Bettong, Have Divergent Effects on Soil Chemistry in Sub-humid Temperate Woodland. PLOS ONE, 14(8), e0220953.
View SourceProber, S. M., & Lunt, I. D. (2009). Restoration of Themeda australis Swards Suppresses Soil Nitrate and Enhances Ecological Resistance to Invasion by Exotic Annuals. Biological Invasions, 11(2), 171–181.
View SourceHasegawa, S., Crous, K. Y., & Macdonald, C. A. (2015). Elevated Carbon Dioxide Increases Soil Nitrogen and Phosphorus Availability in a Phosphorus-Limited Eucalyptus Woodland. Global Change Biology, 21(11), 4165–4177.
View SourceFitzgerald, J. K. (2007). The Soil of Abandoned Farmland, Cumberland Plain Woodland and Restored Areas. PhD Thesis, Western Sydney University.
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