Natural Resources
Conservation Service
Major Land Resource Area 052X
Major Land Resource Area
Accessed: 05/11/2026
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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
052XESG08 – Riparian
052XESG11 – Saline Uplands
052XESG12 – Sandy Bottoms
052XESG01 – Bottoms
052XESG07 – Outcrops
052XESG10 – Saline Hills
052XESG05 – Gypsum
052XESG10 – Saline Hills
052XESG11 – Saline Uplands
052XESG15 – Very Shallow
052XESG14 – Shallow
052XESG03 – Deep Rocky
052XESG02 – Clay Uplands
052XESG13 – Sandy Uplands
052XESG06 – Loamy Uplands
052XESG04 – 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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