Ecological site group 034BESG05
Gypsum
Last updated: 05/08/2023
Accessed: 05/03/2024
Ecological site group description
Key Characteristics
- Uplands
- <75% bedrock outcrop
- Surface SAR <8
- Gypsum >5% surface or >10% 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 shale hills, stream terraces, and gypsum hills.
Climate
This ESG is characterized by the aridic moisture regime.
Vegetation dynamics
The modal ecological site for this ESG is R034BY106UT Desert Loam (Shadscale).
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 034B
Warm Central Desertic Basins and Plateaus
Subclasses
- R034BY006UT–Alkali Flat (Greasewood)
- R034BY009UT–Loamy Bottom (Basin Big Sagebrush)
- R034BY103UT–Desert Clay (Castlevalley saltbush)
- R034BY104UT–Desert Clay (Shadscale)
- R034BY105UT–Desert Gypsum
- R034BY106UT–Desert Loam (Shadscale)
- R034BY109UT–Desert Loamy Clay (Shadscale)
- R034BY116UT–Desert Shallow Gypsum
- R034BY117UT–Desert Shallow Clay (Mat Saltbush)
- R034BY121UT–Desert Shallow Loam (Shadscale)
- R034BY205UT–Semidesert Gravelly Loam (Wyoming Big Sagebrush)
- R034BY206UT–Semidesert Gravelly Sandy Loam (Wyoming Big Sagebrush)
- R034BY207UT–Semidesert Gypsum (Mormontea)
- R034BY208UT–Semidesert Gypsum (Juniper/Pinyon)
- R034BY212UT–Semidesert Loam (Wyoming Big Sagebrush)
- R034BY216UT–Semidesert Sandy Loam (Fourwing Saltbush)
- R034BY233UT–Semidesert Shallow Loam (Utah Juniper-Pinyon)
- R034BY302UT–Upland Clay (Western Wheatgrass)
Correlated Map Unit Components
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Stage
Provisional
Contributors
Curtis Talbot
Travis Nauman
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