Imnavait Creek Permanent Vegetation Plots

Walker DA, Lederer ND, and Walker MD. 1987. Permanent vegetation plots: Site factors, soil physical and chemical properties and plant species cover. Department of Energy R4D Program, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.

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Soil Physical Characteristics, Plot SW-23

	Horizon Depth (cm) Wet color % Organic matter Coarse gravel* Fine gravel* Sand* Silt* Clay* Texture Hygro Moisture Bulk Density g/cm3 Oi1 00-08 5YR2/2 69.26     9.4 0.00 Oi2 08-28 7.5YR2.5/3 56.88     3.3 63.3 33.4 sicl 6.8 0.16 Oe1 28-36 7.5YR2.5/3 55.24     7.5 67.6 24.9 sil 12.2 0.00 Oe2 36-44 10YR2.5/3 58.84     3.9 0.00 Oa 44-46 7.5YR2/3 68.24     8.9 0.00 *USDA size classes: coarse gravel: 76.1 - 12.7 mm; fine gravel 12.7 - 2.00 mm; sand: 2.00 - 0.05 mm; silt: 0.05 - 0.002 mm; clay: <0.002 mm. **In wet tussock tundra, Bw horizons based on following criteria: 1) subangular blocky structure, 2) accumulation of organic matter, 3) development of color chroma
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