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-31

	Horizon Depth (cm) Wet color % Organic matter Coarse gravel* Fine gravel* Sand* Silt* Clay* Texture Hygro Moisture Bulk Density g/cm3 Oe 03-08 5YR2/2 81.43     11.3 0.00 Oa 08-16 5YR2/1.5 68.19     6.6 30.4 63 c 6.7 0.19 A 16-30 7.5YR4/3 13.62     2.7 0.00 BA 30-52 10YR3.5/1 18.83     5.2 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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