Ecological site group 028BESG13
Sandy Uplands
Last updated: 09/14/2023
Accessed: 12/22/2024
Ecological site group description
Key Characteristics
- Uplands
- <75% bedrock outcrop
- Surface SAR <8 and subsurface EC <8 and surface EC <4
- EC <1.5 surface and <2 subsurface
- Slope <35% or <40% surface rock
- Depth >55 cm
- Rock <30% surface and <30% subsurface
- Clay <30% surface and <35% subsurface
- Sand >75% or texture is loamy sand or sandier in surface & subsurface
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.
Physiography
This ESG is located on dunes.
Vegetation dynamics
The modal ecological site for this ESG is R028BY068NV Dune 8-10 P.Z.
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 028B
Central Nevada Basin and Range
Subclasses
Correlated Map Unit Components
23152504, 23247239, 23247245, 23247438, 23247459, 23247713, 23247821, 23247824, 23247830, 23248027, 23248025, 23248029, 23248030, 23248119, 23250736, 23250902
Stage
Provisional
Contributors
Curtis Talbot
Travis Nauman
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