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Soil Pit Data, Soil Characterisation, Far North Queensland Rainforest SuperSite, Robson Creek, 2014

Citation

Liddell, M; Nelson, P (): Soil Pit Data, Soil Characterisation, Far North Queensland Rainforest SuperSite, Robson Creek, 2014. TERN Australian SuperSite Network. http://supersites.tern.org.au/knb/metacat/lloyd.653.15/html

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lloyd.653.15
Data Creators
Individual
Assoc Prof Michael Liddell
Organization
James Cook University Cairns Campus
Individual
Dr Paul Nelson
Organization
Centre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science (TESS) & School of Earth & Environmental Sciences
Abstract

Using the Australian Soil Classification, the soil at the Robson Creek site classified out as an: Acidic, Dystrophic, Brown Dermosol; medium, non-gravelly, clayey/clayey, moderate; which can be abbreviated to: Acidic, Dystrophic, Brown Dermosol or Dystrophic, Brown Dermosol or Brown Dermosol or Dermosol The Robson Creek soil is developed in alluvium (probably mixed granitic and metamorphic, although this wasn’t assessed) and below the solum (A-B horizons) it has thick sandy or gravelly (2-10 mm sub-rounded) horizons."

Contacts for Questions on the Use and Interpretation of Data
Individual
Assoc Prof Michael Liddell
Organization
James Cook University Cairns Campus
Address
PO Box 6811
Cairns. QLD 4870
Australia
Phone
voice
+61 7 4232 1275
Email Address
michael.liddell@jcu.edu.au
Project Information and Data Owners
Title
FNQ Rainforest Supersite
Personnel
Role
Principal Investigator
Individual
Assoc Prof Michael Liddell
Organization
James Cook University Cairns Campus
Methods and Sampling Information
Methods
Method Step 1
Description
Soil Classification

Eight cores (50 mm diameter; 0-10 cm, 10-20 cm and 20-30 cm depth) were collected in the core plot: from geo-referenced locations on the corners (4) of the vegetation plot, and equidistant from corners (4). In addition one geo-referenced core 0-10 cm, 10-20 cm and 20-30 cm from the centre of the core 1 ha plot. These were bulked according to depth and then the samples prepared for analysis.

Method Step 2
Description
Sample preparation

Samples were air-dried to constant mass, sieved to 2 mm, roots and rocks removed and weighed. The samples were homogenised and sent off for analysis within 5 days.

Keywords and Subject Categories
  • soil classification
  • soil characterisation
  • Robson Creek
  • FNQ Rainforest
  • Far North Queensland
  • fnqr
anzsrc-for
  • 0503
Geographic Coverage
Geographic Description
Robson Creek
Bounding Coordinates
West
145.6302 degrees
 
East
145.6302 degrees
 
North
-17.1176 degrees
 
South
-17.1176 degrees
 
Temporal Coverage
Date
2012
Intellectual Rights, Licence and Usage Conditions

CC-BY-4_0

Data Table
asn_fnqr_robson_soil_chem_core_1_ha_2014.csv
Name
asn_fnqr_robson_soil_chem_core_1_ha_2014.csv
Description
Robson Creek Soil Analysis Report Core 1 ha plot, 2014
Attribute Information
Lab Number
Name
Lab Number
Definition
Lab ID Number
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Lab ID
Site Name
Name
Site Name
Definition
Site name
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
site
Depth
Name
Depth
Definition
Soil Depth
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
centimeter
Number Type
natural
Phosphorus Colwell (mg/Kg)
Name
Phosphorus Colwell (mg/Kg)
Definition
Phosphorus Colwell
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Custom Unit
milligramsPerKilogram
Number Type
natural
Potassium Colwell (mg/Kg)
Name
Potassium Colwell (mg/Kg)
Definition
Potassium Colwell
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Custom Unit
milligramsPerKilogram
Number Type
natural
Conductivity (dS/m)
Name
Conductivity (dS/m)
Definition
Conductivity
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
ohmMeter
Number Type
natural
pH Level (CaCl2)
Name
pH Level (CaCl2)
Definition
pH Level (CaCl2)
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
natural
pH Level (H2O)
Name
pH Level (H2O)
Definition
pH Level (H2O)
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
natural
DTPA Copper (mg/Kg)
Name
DTPA Copper (mg/Kg)
Definition
DTPA Copper
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Custom Unit
milligramsPerKilogram
Number Type
natural
DTPA Iron (mg/Kg)
Name
DTPA Iron (mg/Kg)
Definition
DTPA Iron
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Custom Unit
milligramsPerKilogram
Number Type
natural
DTPA Manganese (mg/Kg)
Name
DTPA Manganese (mg/Kg)
Definition
DTPA Manganese
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Custom Unit
milligramsPerKilogram
Number Type
natural
DTPA Zinc (mg/Kg)
Name
DTPA Zinc (mg/Kg)
Definition
DTPA Zinc
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Custom Unit
milligramsPerKilogram
Number Type
natural
Exc. Aluminium (meq/100g)
Name
Exc. Aluminium (meq/100g)
Definition
Exc. Aluminium
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Custom Unit
milliequivalentPer100grams
Number Type
natural
Exc. Calcium (meq/100g)
Name
Exc. Calcium (meq/100g)
Definition
Exc. Calcium
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Custom Unit
milliequivalentPer100grams
Number Type
natural
Exc. Magnesium (meq/100g)
Name
Exc. Magnesium (meq/100g)
Definition
Exc. Magnesium
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Custom Unit
milliequivalentPer100grams
Number Type
natural
Exc. Potassium (meq/100g)
Name
Exc. Potassium (meq/100g)
Definition
Exc. Potassium
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Custom Unit
milliequivalentPer100grams
Number Type
natural
Exc. Sodium (meq/100g)
Name
Exc. Sodium (meq/100g)
Definition
Exc. Sodium
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Custom Unit
milliequivalentPer100grams
Number Type
natural
Total Nitrogen (%)
Name
Total Nitrogen (%)
Definition
Total nitrogen
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Custom Unit
Percentage
Number Type
natural
Total Phosphorus (mg/Kg)
Name
Total Phosphorus (mg/Kg)
Definition
Total phosphorus
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Custom Unit
milligramsPerKilogram
Number Type
natural
Total Carbon (%)
Name
Total Carbon (%)
Definition
Total carbon
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Custom Unit
Percentage
Number Type
natural
% Clay
Name
% Clay
Definition
Clay
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Custom Unit
Percentage
Number Type
natural
% Course Sand
Name
% Course Sand
Definition
Coarse sand
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Custom Unit
Percentage
Number Type
natural
% Fine Sand
Name
% Fine Sand
Definition
Fine sand
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Custom Unit
Percentage
Number Type
natural
% Sand
Name
% Sand
Definition
Sand
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Custom Unit
Percentage
Number Type
natural
% Silt
Name
% Silt
Definition
Silt
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Custom Unit
Percentage
Number Type
natural
Number Of Records
4
Physical Structure Description
Object Name
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Size
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Text Format
Number of Header Lines
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Record Delimiter
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Attribute Orientation
column
Simple Delimited
Field Delimiter
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Distribution
Online
URL
supersite.951.1
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