Natural Resources
Conservation Service
Major Land Resource Area 048B
Major Land Resource Area
Accessed: 04/30/2026
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Explore the ecological site group description
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
Filters
048BESG08 – Riparian
048BESG01 – Bottoms
048BESG07 – Outcrops
048BESG09 – Saline Hills
048BESG05 – Gypsum
048BESG09 – Saline Hills
048BESG10 – Saline Uplands
048BESG13 – Very Shallow
048BESG12 – Shallow
048BESG03 – Deep Rocky
048BESG02 – Clay Uplands
048BESG11 – Sandy Uplands
048BESG06 – Loamy Uplands
048BESG04 – Finer Uplands
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Ecological site group keys
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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