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Table 2 Selected soil chemical properties of ultramafic outcrops in South and Southeast Asia

From: Ultramafic geoecology of South and Southeast Asia

Country

Altitude (masl)

pH

Ca:Mg

Ca (exch.) cmol (+) kg−1

Mg (exch.) cmol (+) kg−1

K (exch.) cmol (+) kg−1

K (μg g−1)

P (μg g−1)

P (extract.) μg g−1

Ni (μg g−1)

Ni (extract.) μg g−1

References

Sulawesi, Indonesia

–

5.3–6.3

0.9–5.7

4.6–13.3

11.1–26.2

0.05–0.5

–

–

–

825–4050

–

Parry (1985)

Sulawesi, Indonesia

200–300

5.8–7.0

0.1–1.6

0.2–1.6

0.5–4.6

0.01–0.1

3281–6260

14.4–237

0.23–3.87

3730–10,524

2.1–30.2

Van der Ent et al. (2013a)

Talaud Island, Indonesia

60–500

6.1–6.4

1.6–32

0.9–16

13.9–27.3

0.19–0.38

–

–

0.94–6.8

–

8.5–37

Proctor et al. (1994)

Sibuyan Island, Philippines

325–1540

4.3–5.5

0.3–2.9

0.5–3.4

0.75–3.64

0.04–0.41

–

–

0.41–2.07

–

1–24

Proctor et al. (1998)

Palawan, Philippines

50

6.8

0.24

4.27

18.1

0.32

–

–

1.02

6900

360

Proctor et al. (1999)

Sabah, Malaysia

400–2900

3.8–9.7

0.1–136

0.003–35

0.02–76

0.002–0.79

0.1–1056

4.4–585

0.1–32

17–9308

0.17–442

Van der Ent (unpublished)

Sabah, Malaysia

180

5.3

0.62

0.86

1.38

0.17

–

201

0.34

2980

10.8

Brearley (2005)

Sabah, Malaysia

280

5.7

0.31

7.7

24.6

0.14

–

 

4.1

–

–

Proctor et al. (1988a)

Ussangoda, Sri Lanka

15–20

5.3–6.2 (4.3–4.9)

0.6–1.9 (1.4–2.4)

187–905a (112–212)

311–456a (60–122)

–

140–321 (163–350)

–

–

–

101–151 (29–65)

Weerasinghe and Iqbal (2011), Rajakaruna and Bohm (2002)

Ginigalpalessa, Sri Lanka

70–80

5.7–7.4

0.1–0.6

180–1580a

2400–3400a

–

70–230

–

–

–

15–180

Rajakaruna and Bohm (2002)

Indikolapalessa, Sri Lanka

70–80

4.7–6.1

0.2–2.6

395–1863a

613–2625a

–

78–1563

–

–

–

4–148

Rajakaruna and Bohm (2002)

Yodhagannawa, Sri Lanka

90–100

5.1–5.7

0.1–0.2

123–138a

838–1000a

–

53–75

–

–

–

47–79

Rajakaruna and Bohm (2002)

Andaman, India

50–732

6.0–6.8

–

–

2300–3600a

–

–

–

–

3370–9030

397–913

Pal et al. (2007)

Andaman, India

50–732

4.4–7.1

–

–

2.8–3.9b

–

–

–

–

244–10,107

192–907

Datta et al. (2015)

  1. Units are listed under each soil variable except for values with superscripts: a μg g−1; b %