Natural Resources
Conservation Service
Major Land Resource Area 046X
Major Land Resource Area
Accessed: 04/19/2026
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Next, learn more about the selected ecological site group and its characteristic dynamics by browsing the ecological site group description and exploring alternative state and transition model formats.
Ecological site group list
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Ecological site groups
Major Land Resource Areas
Ecological site group photos
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046XESG09 – Riparian
046XESG10 – Saline Bottoms
046XESG13 – Sandy Bottoms
046XESG01 – Bottoms
046XESG08 – Outcrops
046XESG11 – Saline Hills
046XESG06 – Gypsum
046XESG11 – Saline Hills
046XESG12 – Saline Uplands
046XESG02 – Breaks
046XESG16 – Very Shallow
046XESG15 – Shallow
046XESG04 – Deep Rocky
046XESG03 – Clay Uplands
046XESG14 – Sandy Uplands
046XESG07 – Loamy Uplands
046XESG05 – Finer Uplands
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The Ecosystem Dynamics Interpretive Tool is an information system framework developed by the USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and New Mexico State University.
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