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Ecological site F152BY013TX
Poorly Drained Loamy Bottomland
Last updated: 9/22/2023
Accessed: 12/25/2024
General information
Provisional. A provisional ecological site description has undergone quality control and quality assurance review. It contains a working state and transition model and enough information to identify the ecological site.
Figure 1. Mapped extent
Areas shown in blue indicate the maximum mapped extent of this ecological site. Other ecological sites likely occur within the highlighted areas. It is also possible for this ecological site to occur outside of highlighted areas if detailed soil survey has not been completed or recently updated.
MLRA notes
Major Land Resource Area (MLRA): 152B–Western Gulf Coast Flatwoods
Major Land Resource Area (MLRA) 152B, Western Gulf Coast Flatwoods, is in eastern Texas and western Louisiana. Locally termed the Flatwoods, the area is dominated by coniferous forest covering 5,681 square miles (14,714 square kilometers). The region is a hugely diverse transition zone between the northern and eastern mixed forests and southern and western coastal prairies and grasslands.
Classification relationships
Major Land Resource Area (MLRA) (USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, 2006)
Ecological site concept
The Poorly Drained Loamy Bottomland ecological site has very deep, somewhat poorly drained soils that are frequently flooded. The site is typically flooded for brief to long periods during normal rainfall years. They will stay flooded starting in November and ending in May. The loamy-textured soils combined with the flooding frequency form the plant community.
Associated sites
F152BY004TX |
Clayey Flat Soils are clayey throughout and on a higher landform. |
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F152BY005TX |
Seasonally Wet Loamy Upland Soils are on a higher landform. |
F152BY007TX |
Poorly Drained Loamy Upland Soils are on a higher landform. |
F152BY012TX |
Well Drained Bottomland Soils are better drained. |
F152BY014TX |
Poorly Drained Clayey Bottomland Soils are clayey throughout. |
F152BY011TX |
Swamp Soils are in a lower depressional landform that remains ponded after flood events. |
Similar sites
F152BY014TX |
Poorly Drained Clayey Bottomland Soils are clayey throughout. |
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F152BY011TX |
Swamp Soils are semi-permanently ponded. |
F152BY012TX |
Well Drained Bottomland Soils are better drained. |
Table 1. Dominant plant species
Tree |
(1) Quercus phellos |
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Shrub |
(1) Ilex decidua |
Herbaceous |
(1) Carex |
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Ecosystem states
T1A | - | Introduction of non-native Chinese tallow |
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T1B | - | harvested by clearcut and planted to a monoculture of hardwood trees |
R2A | - | Chemical and/or mechanical control of Chinese tallow |
T2A | - | Harvested by clearcut and planted to a monoculture of hardwood trees |
R3A | - | selective harvest coupled with reintroduction of native species |