Ecological site group 048BESG10
Saline Uplands
Last updated: 10/23/2023
Accessed: 08/16/2024
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 or >2 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 flood plains and stream terraces.
Climate
This ESG is characterized by the cryic temperature regime and the udic moisture regime.
Vegetation dynamics
The modal ecological site for this ESG is R048BY241CO Mountain Meadow.
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 048B
Southern Rocky Mountain Parks and Valleys
Subclasses
Correlated Map Unit Components
23779058, 23779012
Stage
Provisional
Contributors
Curtis Talbot
Travis Nauman
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