Ecological site group 048BESG11
Sandy 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 and <35% subsurface
- Sand >75% or texture is loamy sand or sandier in surface & 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 pediments.
Vegetation dynamics
The modal ecological site for this ESG is R048BY225CO Mountain Loam 10-16 PZ South Park.
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 048B
Southern Rocky Mountain Parks and Valleys
Correlated Map Unit Components
23664382, 23664181, 23664510, 23778972
Stage
Provisional
Contributors
Curtis Talbot
Travis Nauman
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