Ecological site group description

Provisional. An approved ecological site description has undergone quality control and quality assurance review. It contains a working state and transition model, enough information to identify the ecological site, and full documentation for all ecosystem states contained in the state and transition model.

Physiography

This ESG is located on mountain slopes and floodplains.

Climate

This ESG is characterized by the udic soil moisture regime.

Soil features

This soil is characterized by clay >20% or texture is fine sandy loam or finer.

Vegetation dynamics

The modal ecological site for this ESG is F048AY449CO - Aspen Woodland.

Major Land Resource Area

MLRA 048A
Southern Rocky Mountains

Subclasses

• F048AY449CO–Aspen Woodland
• F048AY523UT–High Mountain Stony Loam (Douglas Fir)
• F048AY530UT–High Mountain Very Steep Loam (Douglas Fir)
• F048AY908CO–Mixed Conifer
• F048AY912CO–Lodgepole Pine
• F048AY917CO–Abies lasiocarpa/Paxistima myrsinites/Erigeron eximius
• F048AY918CO–Spruce-Fir Woodland
• F048AY924CO–Douglas Fir/Gambel Oak
• R048AA228CO–Mountain Loam Gunnison Basin LRU
• R048AA250CO–Subalpine Loam Gunnison Basin LRU
• R048AY001NM–Subalpine Grassland
• R048AY008UT–Wet Fresh Meadow (Willow-Sedge)
• R048AY009NM–Mountain Breaks
• R048AY010UT–Wet Fresh Streambank (Willow)
• R048AY012NM–Mountain Loam Dry
• R048AY222CO–Loamy Park
• R048AY228CO–Mountain Loam
• R048AY237CO–Stony Loam
• R048AY238CO–Brushy Loam
• R048AY239CO–Brushy Mountain Loam
• R048AY241CO–Mountain Meadow
• R048AY245CO–Mountain Swale
• R048AY250CO–Subalpine Loam
• R048AY252CO–Subalpine Clay
• R048AY253CO–Wet Subalpine
• R048AY304CO–Alpine Slopes
• R048AY305CO–Alpine Meadow
• R048AY306CO–Shrubby Alpine
• R048AY309CO–Warm Alpine
• R048AY516UT–High Mountain Loam (Mountain Big Sagebrush)

Correlated Map Unit Components

20985821, 20988201, 21070366, 21070394, 20992032, 20992056, 20992114, 20992116, 20992117, 20991965, 20993655, 20993481, 20993665, 20993550, 20993755, 20993793, 20993809, 20993806, 20993914, 21057240, 21057244, 21232282, 21287164, 21287150, 21286171, 21286154, 21286158, 21286197, 21286156, 21286215, 21286225, 21286224, 21286533, 21286226, 21286223, 21286292, 21286267, 21286330, 21285832, 21285836, 21286146, 21285867, 21285859, 21285887, 21286060, 21285313, 21285223, 21359456, 21284231, 21284244, 21284223, 21284269, 21284228, 21284307, 21284310, 21284299, 21284389, 21284399, 21284380, 21284386, 21284420, 21284334, 21284335, 21284423, 21284411, 21284322, 21284255, 21284278, 21284324, 21284319, 21284349, 21262321, 21262270, 21262317, 21262342, 21664144, 21664167, 21664168, 21663975, 21664216, 21664219, 21663983, 21664170, 21664014, 21664135, 21664136, 21664173, 21664096, 21664139, 21664052, 21664212, 21664141, 21664149, 21664152, 21664069, 21664161, 21272827, 21272867, 21272854, 21272938, 21272952, 21272942, 21272980, 21273028, 21273109, 21273104, 21273133, 21273158, 21273177, 21273118, 21273182, 21273187, 21273171, 21271140, 21271107, 21270938, 21270939, 21270948, 21270869, 21270868, 21270964, 21270975, 21270981, 21271043, 21271042, 21271046, 21271048, 21131387, 21131177, 21131183, 21131318, 21131321, 21251007, 21251011, 21251069, 21251047, 21251095, 21251044, 21251083, 21251098, 21251099, 21251048, 21251137, 21251158, 21251144, 21251149, 21251173, 21251174, 21251196, 21251253, 21251230, 21251222, 21251297, 21251356, 21251383, 21251309, 21251307, 21251360, 21251453, 21251363, 21251351, 21251538, 21251529, 21251428, 21251464, 21251468, 21251471, 21251503, 21251581, 21251480, 21251507, 21251505, 21251543, 21251589, 21251871, 21251627, 21251653, 21251600, 21251705, 21251635, 21251680, 21250695, 21250687, 21250688, 21250701, 21250640, 21250638, 21250627, 21250790, 21250692, 21250629, 21250643, 21250683, 21250753, 21250793, 21250795, 21250799, 21250780, 21250893, 21250708, 21250850, 21250713, 21250715, 21250764, 21250871, 21250801, 21250897, 21250684, 21244793, 21244792, 21244901, 21244929, 21269370, 21269443, 21269373, 21269484, 21269393, 21269358, 21269423, 21269426, 21269465, 21269493, 21269520, 21269387, 21269555, 21269616, 21269648, 21269686, 21269679, 21269577, 21269620, 21269422, 21269529, 21269559, 21269599, 21269731, 21269467, 21269690, 21269721, 21269754, 21269816, 21269856, 21269775, 21269742, 21269862, 21269864, 21269894, 21269926, 21270018, 21270016, 21269838, 21269803, 21269963, 21270102, 21269937, 21270238, 21270433, 21270337, 21270623, 21270626, 21270575, 21270664, 21270608, 21270620, 21270478, 21270444, 21270477, 21270677, 21270681, 21270685, 21270585, 21270591, 21270588, 21270639, 21270633, 21270396, 21270398, 21270330, 21270334, 21270305, 21270179, 21270458, 21270203, 21270137, 21270132, 21270107, 21270427, 21270043, 21270386, 21270378, 21270280, 21270358, 21243033, 21241994, 21242055, 21242056, 21241953, 21242030, 21242204, 21242066, 21242068, 21242105, 21242103, 21241127, 21241140, 21241178, 21241421, 21241372, 21241369, 21241605, 21240949, 21240939, 21240941, 21240968, 21240943, 21240931, 21240947, 21240935, 21240952, 21241007, 21240993, 21240938, 21240995, 21240996, 21240980, 21240983, 21835672, 21835753, 21835795, 21842206, 21842291, 21842288, 21842293, 21842299, 21842302, 21842306, 21842503, 21842218, 21841782, 21978463, 21978468, 21978469, 21978515, 21978516, 21978523, 21978520, 21978526, 21978527, 21978509, 21978511, 21978610, 21978615, 21978671, 21978674, 21979192, 21979189, 21979219, 21979320, 21979460, 21979693, 21979690, 21979849, 21978935, 21979575, 21979696, 21979603, 21979610, 21979500, 21980625, 21980251, 21980256, 21980259, 21980680, 21980615, 21980641, 21980645, 21979927, 21979924, 21979922, 21981449, 21407042, 21406948, 21421766, 21820183, 21820187, 21820324, 21820388, 21819933, 21819934, 21865634, 21910907, 21910911, 21910968, 21910975, 21911025, 21911026, 21910725, 21910727, 21910731, 21910747, 21910749, 21910753, 21910751, 21910756, 21910801, 21910828, 21910720

Stage

Approved

Contributors

Travis Nauman