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Covert Wood Level II plot - Foliar sampling and analysis

Foliar chemistry assessment undertaken every 1 to 2 years
(Average over 2002 to 2005 period)
  ElementAverageStandard errorSample size
Macronutrients (mg/g) N 6.666 1.814 24
S 753.1 251.5 10
P 0.416 0.121 24
Ca 3.264 1.059 24
Mg 0.404 0.122 24
K 1.774 0.487 24
Micronutrients (μg/g) Na ND ND ND
Zn 21.03 1.743 24
Mn 928.4 120.4 24
Fe 84.69 3.560 24
Cu 6.297 0.240 24
B ND ND ND
Trace metals (μg/g) Al 84.19 4.763 24
Ni 2.195 0.201 19
Co ND ND ND
Cd 0.121 0.025 19
Cr 0.295 0.049 19
Ti 4.851 0.234 14

ND: no data recorded