Soil condition monitoring MER 2008: final result matrix

Brief description

Final results of the NSW soil condition monitoring 2008 baseline establishment for NSW. Soil Condition is the soil's ability to deliver ecosystem services and is rated for each of eight indicators from 5 (at or better than reference, natural or pristine condition) to 1 (very degraded) from a network of permanent sites, which are often paired across land uses. Intermediate ratings are based on functional thresholds for each indicator and are averaged from sites into soil monitoring units. Results are delivered for 124 soil monitoring units which are located in every catchment management region and collectively cover approximately one third of NSW. Indicators include sheet, wind and gully erosion, soil pH, soil carbon, soil structure, soil salinity and acid sulfate soils. The minimal spatial reporting entity is soil monitoring unit to protect site representativeness. These results are also presented and discussed in the Technical Report: OEH (2014), Soil condition and land management in NSW: final results from the 2008-09 monitoring evaluation and reporting program. http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/research-and-publications/publications-search/soil-condition-and-land-management-in-new-south-wales