Ecological site group 049XESG15
Very Shallow
Last updated: 11/07/2023
Accessed: 12/21/2024
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
- Slope <35% or <40% surface rock
- Depth <30cm
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 and ridges.
Vegetation dynamics
The modal ecological site for this ESG is R049XA116WY Igneous (Foothills And Mountains Southeast).
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 049X
Southern Rocky Mountain Foothills
Subclasses
- R049XA116WY–Igneous (Foothills and Mountains Southeast)
- R049XA134WY–Rocky Hills (Foothills and Mountains Southeast)
- R049XA160WY–Shallow Igneous (Foothills and Mountains Southeast)
- R049XA162WY–Shallow Loamy (Foothills and Mountains Southeast)
- R049XA176WY–Very Shallow (Foothills and Mountains Southeast)
- R049XB204CO–Shallow Foothill
- R049XB212CO–Shaly Foothill
- R049XY213CO–Cobbly Foothill
Correlated Map Unit Components
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Stage
Provisional
Contributors
Curtis Talbot
Travis Nauman
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