Soil Phosphorus Stocks and Partitioning Along an Urbanization Gradient in Kumasi, Ghana

This dataset contains soil phosphorus (P) and physicochemical data from 225 topsoil samples (0–10 cm depth) collected from rainfed maize fields on Ferric Acrisols in Kumasi, Ghana. Samples were collected along a gradient of urbanization influence to quantify the effects of urbanization on soil P stocks and partitioning among operational P fractions. Study Area: Kumasi Metropolitan Area, Ghana Sampling Depth: 0–10 cm Soil Type: Ferric Acrisols (WRB classification) Land Use: Urban and peri-urban rainfed maize agroecosystems Number of Samples: 650 Associated Publication This dataset is associated with the following publication: Asabere, S.B., Sauer, D. (2026). Oxide-occluded to calcium-bound: Urbanization increases soil phosphorus stocks and diversifies pools in tropical West African agroecosystems. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. [Add DOI when available] Funding This research was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), project number 467340364. Data Files MAIN_DATA_P_fractions_2026..csv Asabere, S.B., Sauer, D. (2026). Oxide-occluded to calcium-bound: Urbanization increases soil phosphorus stocks and diversifies pools in tropical West African agroecosystems. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. [DOI will be added when available]