Ecological site group DX035X02FESG08
Kaibab Plateau - Xeric Udic - Limestone or Loamy Upland
Last updated: 10/31/2022
Accessed: 05/02/2024
Ecological site group description
Key Characteristics
- Kaibab Plateau (F)
- Site parent material is limestone or loamy.
- Soils are typic ustic, or precipitation is within the range of 17 to 25 inches.
- Site is and/or located in an upland with slopes <15%.
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
Site is and/or located in an upland with slopes <15%. Aspects tend toward the perimeter of the LRU subset.
Climate
Site soils are xeric udic or within a 18-25" precipitation zone. Soil temperatures are frigid. Precipitation comes predominantly from winter storm patterns from November through March.
Soil features
Parent material is limestone. Soils are loamy. Site consists of limited amounts of gently sloping sheet alluvial or eolian deposits over residuum of plateaus and structural benches.
Vegetation dynamics
This is a forest site that is dominated by a ponderosa pine tree overstory. Cool season grasses dominate the understory vegetation with shrubs and forbs as minor components throughout the site. Fire suppression, grazing and favorable climatic conditions have increased shrub and/or tree components of theis site. This is in conjunction with decreased amounts of grass cover and an increase in pine needle litter and annuals.
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 035X
Colorado Plateau
Subclasses
Correlated Map Unit Components
22395194, 22394875
Stage
Provisional
Contributors
Curtis Talbot
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