Ecological site group DX035X04BESG05
Bisti Lowlands LRU Subset - Loamy Subgroup
Last updated: 11/01/2022
Accessed: 05/02/2024
Ecological site group description
Key Characteristics
- Bisti Lowlands. This LRU subset is composed of Cretaceous materials, and is generally below 1900 m in elevation. The Bisti Lowanads subset is further distinguished from Chaco Mesa in that the former receives less monsoonal moisture, harbors less warm-season grass, and experiences low amounts of blowing sands.
- Sites that occur on "upland", water-shedding landforms. Elevated terraces are included in this group.
- Soils are > 50 cm to lithic or paralithic contact (root-restrictive bedrock).
- Soils lack both significant salinity and sodicity.
- Soils lack one or both f the following at the surface: Strong or violent response to dilute HCl or ≥ 5% calcareous fragments.
- Sites with soils that have particle size classes of loamy or fine loamy.
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.
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 035X
Colorado Plateau
Subclasses
Correlated Map Unit Components
23436594
Stage
Provisional
Contributors
Curtis Talbot
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