Ecological site group DX035X02GESG21
Marble Canyon - Typic Aridic - Sandstone or Sandy Loam Upland 7-11" p.z.
Last updated: 09/02/2021
Accessed: 05/02/2024
Ecological site group description
Key Characteristics
- Marble Canyon (G)
- Site parent material is sandstone or soil is a sandy loam.
- Site soils are within a 7-11" precipitation zone.
- 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 Marble Canyon, and more generally, the northeast.
Climate
Site soils are typic aridic or within a 6-10" precipitation zone, and cold desert climate associated with blackbrush vegetation.
Soil features
Parent material is sandstone. Soils are sandy loam. Site consists of limited amounts of gently sloping sheet alluvial or eolian deposits over residuum of plateaus and structural benches.
Vegetation dynamics
This site has a plant community made up primarily of mid and short grasses with a relatively small percentage of forbs and shrubs. In the original plant community there is a predominance of warm season grasses with shrubs, half shrubs, and cool season grasses.
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 035X
Colorado Plateau
Subclasses
Stage
Provisional
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