Ecological site group 048BESG02
Clay Uplands
Last updated: 10/23/2023
Accessed: 12/22/2024
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
- Depth >55cm
- Rock <30% surface and <30% subsurface
- Clay >30% surface or >35% 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 hills.
Vegetation dynamics
The modal ecological site for this ESG is R048BY296CO Claypan.
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 048B
Southern Rocky Mountain Parks and Valleys
Subclasses
Correlated Map Unit Components
23663929, 23664500, 23783921, 23784008, 23784012, 23779027, 23779028, 23779030, 23779029, 23779001, 23779056, 23779034, 23779035, 23779006, 23779007, 23779040
Stage
Provisional
Contributors
Curtis Talbot
Travis Nauman
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