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Ecological Sites on Rangeland

Ecological Sites on Rangeland. Ecological Site definition:. Ecological site = kind of land with: specific physical characteristics (soil, topography, climate) which differs from other kinds of land in its ability to produce distinctive kinds and amounts of vegetation

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Ecological Sites on Rangeland

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  1. Ecological Siteson Rangeland

  2. Ecological Site definition: • Ecological site = kind of land with: • specific physical characteristics (soil, topography, climate) • which differs from other kinds of land in its ability to produce • distinctive kinds and amounts of vegetation • In other words, a kind of land with similar natural potential. • Other stratification systems can be an have been used to described rangelands.

  3. (Example 1) Ecological sites vary in kind and amount of vegetation

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  7. Ecological Sites – Based on Soil • Soil affects the type of plants that grow on the land. • Therefore, soil maps usually form the basis for maps of ecological sites. • Ecological Site Descriptions – can be found by starting with soil maps in the Web Soil Survey

  8. Ecological Sites are based on different topographic settings http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/

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