Mean values ± standard error (n = 5) for chemical properties of soils collected on 17 and May 2009 from: street side terraces (ST), new managed (NM), old managed (OM), old unmanaged (OU), and forest (FR) properties in metropolitan Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. Variables with significant ANOVA (α = 0.05, n = 5) were analyzed with Duncan’s MRT; the differences among the land uses are indicated by lowercase letters.
| Land use | PH (mg/kg) | P (mg/kg) | Ca (mg/kg) | K (mg/kg) | Mg (mg/kg) | Na (mg/kg) | C (g/100g) | N (g/100g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST | 8.3 ± 0.2 a | 1.7 ± 0.7 a | 3365 ± 95 a | 71 ± 9 c | 311 ± 16 a | 280 ± 62 a | 5.0 ± 0.3 a | 0.15 ± 0.03 a |
| NM | 8.0 ± 0.0 ab | 7.2 ± 0.7 a | 3441 ± 99 a | 112 ± 10 bc | 484 ± 31 b | 66 ± 25 b | 4.4 ± 0.6 a | 0.18 ± 0.02 a |
| OM | 7.8 ± 0.1 bc | 4.3 ± 1.2 a | 3228 ± 257 a | 137 ± 7 ab | 520 ± 14 bc | 84 ± 47 b | 4.2 ± 0.5 a | 0.23 ± 0.03 ab |
| OU | 7.7 ± 0.1 cd | 18.0 ± 7.1 b | 3328 ±318 a | 162 ± 19 a | 557 ± 30 bc | 38 ± 13 b | 4.9 ± 0.7 a | 0.34 ± 0.05 b |
| FR | 7.4 ± 0.1 d | 6.2 ± 1.9 a | 2966 ± 324 a | 90 ± 27 bc | 575 ± 29 c | 41 ± 10 b | 4.1 ± 0.7 a | 0.33 ± 0.06 b |