Information for agriculture from regional geochemical surveys: the example of soil pH in the Tellus and Tellus Border data

Lark, Murray; Ander, Louise; Knights, Kate. 2016 Information for agriculture from regional geochemical surveys: the example of soil pH in the Tellus and Tellus Border data. In: Young, M.E., (ed.) Unearthed: impacts of the Tellus surveys of the north of Ireland. Dublin, Ireland, Royal Irish Academy, 193-204, 12pp.

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Abstract/Summary

The variation of pH of pasture soils across the Tellus and Tellus Border survey area has been analysed. Geostatistical methods allow us to quantify the uncertainty in mapped soil pH and its implications for the health and management of pasture soils. Soil pH indicates that there is a widespread requirement for liming of pasture soils across the area. We exemplify how the uncertainty in statistical predictions can be communicated to a general audience using a verbal scale.

Item Type:	Publication - Book Section
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.3318/978-1-908996-88-6.ch15
Programmes:	BGS Programmes > Geological Survey of Northern Ireland
ISBN:	9781908996879
NORA Subject Terms:	Earth Sciences
Date made live:	23 Jan 2017 11:58 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/515917

Item Type:

Publication - Book Section

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.3318/978-1-908996-88-6.ch15

Programmes:

BGS Programmes > Geological Survey of Northern Ireland

ISBN:

9781908996879

NORA Subject Terms:

Earth Sciences

Date made live:

23 Jan 2017 11:58 +0 (UTC)