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Ecological Processes

Table 3 Comparison of mean soil chemistry parameters between rehabilitation and reference sites at Oaky Creek and Goonyella Riverside coal mines

From: Novel ecosystems created by coal mines in central Queensland’s Bowen Basin

Mine

Site type

Soil value

  

Mean pH

pH SD

Mean EC (dS/m)

EC SD

Mean Total P (mg/kg)

Total P SD

Mean Avail P (mg/kg)

Avail P SD

Oaky Creek

Rehabilitation

8.36a

0.66

0.66a

0.85

314a

102

  
 

Reference

6.73b

1.92

0.04b

0.03

233b

100

  

Goonyella Riverside

Rehabilitation

7.93a

0.89

0.24a

0.35

  

7.70a

4.98

 

Reference

5.55b

0.64

0.06b

0.01

  

1.35b

1.06

  1. Superscript letters next to mean values denote that they are significantly different (P <0.05) at each mine site using ANOVA and a Tukey HSD for unequal N post-hoc test. ANOVA, analysis of variance; Avail P, available phosphorus; EC, electrical conductivity; HSD, honest significant difference; SD, standard deviation; Total P, total phosphorus.
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