Ecological site group 034BESG13
Sandy Uplands
Last updated: 05/09/2023
Accessed: 05/03/2024
Ecological site group description
Key Characteristics
- Uplands
- <75% bedrock outcrop
- Surface SAR <8
- Gypsum <5% surface and <10% subsurface
- Subsurface EC <8 and surface EC <4
- EC <1.5 surface and <2 subsurface
- Slope <35% or <40% surface rock
- Depth >55cm
- 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 structural benches and hills.
Vegetation dynamics
The modal ecological site for this ESG is R034BY214UT Semidesert Sand (Fourwing Saltbush).
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 034B
Warm Central Desertic Basins and Plateaus
Subclasses
- R034BY006UT–Alkali Flat (Greasewood)
- R034BY009UT–Loamy Bottom (Basin Big Sagebrush)
- R034BY112UT–Desert Sand (Fourwing Saltbush)
- R034BY115UT–Desert Sandy Loam (Indian Ricegrass)
- R034BY118UT–Desert Shallow Loam (Black Sagebrush)
- R034BY212UT–Semidesert Loam (Wyoming Big Sagebrush)
- R034BY214UT–Semidesert Sand (Fourwing Saltbush)
- R034BY216UT–Semidesert Sandy Loam (Fourwing Saltbush)
- R034BY312UT–Upland Sand (Basin Big Sagebrush)
Correlated Map Unit Components
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Stage
Provisional
Contributors
Curtis Talbot
Travis Nauman
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