# SoilPhosphorous.csv # Soil phosphorous is important for the invasion of native vegatation by exotic weeds. # Clements (1983) studied the soil phosphorous in the Sydney region (Australia) to determine # how soil phosphorous varied with topographical location and soil type. # Bushland sites were chosen in Brisbane Waters National Park, Ku-ring-gai Chase National # Park and Royal National Park. These areas were relatively unaffected by suburban development, # were free from immediate roadside or track effects, and had not been burned for at least # two years. Shale-derived and sandstone-derived soils in four topographic locations were # examined with three 250 m^2 quadrats in each of eight combinations of soil type and # topography. Cores of soil of 75 mm depth and 25 m dameter, free from surface litter, were # collected from each of five randomly selected points in each quadrat. The five soil # samples were pooled and the total soil phosphorous (ppm) was determined for each pooled # sample. # data from aaerg.canberra.edu.au/envirostats/bm/L5/SASBook_5_we2.pdf # soil: soil type (shale or sandstone) # topo: topographic location (valley, north, south, or hilltop) # phos: soil phosphorous level (ppm)