Ecological site group 048BESG09
Saline Hills
Last updated: 10/23/2023
Accessed: 11/21/2024
Ecological site group description
Key Characteristics
- Uplands
- <75% bedrock outcrop
- Surface SAR >8
- Uplands
- <75% bedrock outcrop
- Surface SAR <8
- Gypsum <5% surface and <10% subsurface
- Subsurface EC >8 or surface EC >4
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 alluvial flats.
Climate
This ESG is characterized by the cryic temperature regime and the ustic moisture regime.
Vegetation dynamics
The modal ecological site for this ESG is R048BY221CO Dry Salt Flat.
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 048B
Southern Rocky Mountain Parks and Valleys
Correlated Map Unit Components
23664142, 23664163, 23664223, 23664188
Stage
Provisional
Contributors
Curtis Talbot
Travis Nauman
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