Soil cation exchange capacity (CEC) from 9 Hillslope Project sites in Macon County, North Carolina, within the Upper Little Tennessee River Basin

Cation exchange capacity (CEC) of soil was analyzed as part of the hillslope plots in Macon County, North Carolina. There were 9 hillslope sites representing a gradient of development, including forested, valley agriculture, and mountain housing developments. There were 12 10 x 10-m plots at each site. A soil probe was used to collect soils from 3 depths at each plot: 0-10 cm, 10-30 cm, and 30 + cm. Soil was then dried, processed, and analyzed for CEC at the Coweeta Analytical Laboratory.