Ecological site group DX035X04BESG06
Bisti Lowlands LRU Subset - Bottomland 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.
- Site occurs on landforms that are concave in one or more dimensions, and receive extra moisture from runoff, throughflow, or discharge in the landscape.
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 site occurs on drainageway bottoms. True flooding (as opposed to overland flow) occurs on this site. Water-shedding landforms, including elevated terraces, are excluded from this concept.
Soil features
Soils are quite variable in texture and hydrology. Their unifying property is that they receive periodic flooding.
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 035X
Colorado Plateau
Subclasses
Correlated Map Unit Components
23436595, 23436222, 23436566, 23436248
Stage
Provisional
Contributors
Curtis Talbot
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