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Level 4 Data summaries and links to related documents and reports
Key findings
- Export of N and P from all the single land use/soil type plots was positively correlated with soil fertility and increased with land use intensity; and
- Nutrient export rates for the nested catchments did not correlate well to land use.
Key table and figures extracted from data, literature, and miscellaneous publication
Table 3. Average suspended sediment and nutrient concentrations for Pittsworth nested sites (Titmarsh et al. 2009)
|
Catchment |
Average suspended sediment g/L |
Average Total Nitrogen mg/L |
Average Total Nitrogen suspended mg/L |
Average Total Nitrogen dissolved mg/L |
Average Total Phosphorus, mg/L |
Average Total Phosphorous dissolved mg/L |
Average Total Phosphorus suspended mg/L |
|
Arnold |
0.83 |
1.54 |
0.43 |
1.11 |
3.42 |
0.73 |
2.70 |
|
Galligan’s Contour |
4.13 |
5.71 |
2.70 |
3.01 |
4.28 |
0.41 |
3.87 |
|
Galligan’s Gully |
4.50 |
2.51 |
0.96 |
1.55 |
2.90 |
0.46 |
2.44 |
|
Rocky Creek |
29.90 |
5.21 |
2.32 |
2.13 |
13.21 |
0.22 |
13.02 |