Table 3 Mean (Std. Dev.) of the selected soil chemical characteristics in the native sites in Australia and invaded sites in Florida

C %

4.03 (0.84)c

2.70 (0.44)c

3.02 (1.88) c

12.90 (2.43)b

4.28 (1.19)c

22.43 (4.15)a

Ca (mg g⁻¹)

0.41 (0.13)b

0.47 (0.11)b

3.35 (1.77)b

0.43 (0.25)b

0.09 (0.01)b

17.21 (6.31)a

Cu (μg g⁻¹)

8.42 (2.81)b

43.94 (12.31)a

1.84 (0.54)c

10.16 (0.57)b

6.74 (1.57)b

14.76 (4.02)b

K (mg g⁻¹)

0.16 (0.10)b

1.77 (0.35)a

0.09 (0.05)b

1.49 (0.30)a

0.12 (0.02)b

0.18 (0.05)b

Mg (mg g⁻¹)

0.20 (0.10)c

0.55 (0.18)b

0.21 (0.11)c

1.27 (0.17)a

0.25 (0.05)c

0.68 (0.27)b

Mn (mg g⁻¹)

0.02 (0.01)b

0.27 (0.14)a

0.02 (0.01)b

0.02 (0.00)b

0.04 (0.00)b

0.05 (0.03)b

N %

0.20 (0.26)c

0.18 (0.03)c

0.49 (0.10)b

0.71 (0.04)b

0.26 (0.10)c

1.27 (0.17)a

OM %

8.65 (1.09)c

8.07 (2.89)c

4.32 (0.90)c

35.50 (7.04)b

11.45 (4.71)c

44.42 (2.71)a

P (mg g⁻¹)

1.03 (0.25)a

0.91 (0.16)a

1.15 (0.09)a

1.16 (0.05)a

0.97 (0.06)a

1.22 (0.16)a