Soil texture, pH, organic carbon, organic matter, organic nitrogen, total phosphorus and chemical speciation were studied on the soil samples from Dok-do, Korea. Dok-do soil was composed mostly of silt, and textures were silt and silt loam. Soil pH was normally neutral but in some areas, acidic and very high content of organic matter. High content of organic matter explained the origin of Dok-do soil was related to the vegetation of the island. C/N ratio of the soil organic matter 15 meant the organic matter in the soil had moderately degraded plant debris. The most important chemical speciation of soil phosphorus in Dok-do was Residual P, meant the source of soil phosphorus was plant, and high ratio of Apatite P was considered to relate to the feces of water bird of the area.

• 전상호(강원대학교 환경과학과) | Sang Ho Jun
• 박길옥(강원대학교 환경과학과) | Gil Ok Park Corresponding Author
• 박혜인(강원대학교 환경과학과) | Hye In Park
• 김성탁((주)영광공업) | Seong Tak Kim
• 김상옥(연천중학교) | Sang Ok Kim
• 이건형(군산대 과학기술학부) | Geon Hyoung Lee