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LSWW20

WLRA - soil pit WW20- landscape
Cleared land of the Little Desert National Park

    Site Code
LSWW20
WLRA - soil pit WW20- profile
Basic, Arenic, Orthic Tenosol

    Location

Nhill-Harrow Road, Little Desert National Park, western Victoria

    Landform

Dune

    Geology

Quaternary Lowan Formation:
aeolian fine to medium grained dune sand

    Element

Duneslope
Horizon
Depth (cm)
Description

Ap

0–20

Dumped material.

A

20–40

Light yellowish brown (2.5Y6/4); sand; minor organic matter content; weak consistence when dry; pH 5.6.

B21

40–120

Brownish yellow (10YR6/8); sand; very weak consistence; pH 5.6.

B22

120–170+

Yellow (10YR7/8); sand; very thin irregular silcrete laminations; very weak consistence; pH 5.6.
Management considerations
  • Deep sand profile
  • Acidic hydrophobic topsoil, susceptible to wind and minor sheet erosion
  • Topsoil, low nutrient capacity
  • Acidic subsoil, low nutrient capacity
  • Landform element is a Duneslope, well drained site drainage

Site
WW20
Sample depth cm
pH
EC
dS/m
NaCl
%
Ex Ca
cmol-/kg
Ex Mg
cmol-/kg
Ex K
cmol-/kg
Ex Na
cmol-/kg
Ex Al
mg/kg
Ex acidity
cmol-/kg
FC
-30okPa
PWP
-1500okPa
KS
%
FS
%
Z
%
C
%
Horizon
H2O
CaCl2
Ap
0–20
8.8
7.9
0.29
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
A
20–40
5.6
4.6
<0.05
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
B21
40–120
5.6
4.4
<0.05
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
B22
120–170+
5.6
4.4
<0.05
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Note: NA=not assessed
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