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-6

	Horizon Depth (cm) Wet color % Organic matter Coarse gravel* Fine gravel* Sand* Silt* Clay* Texture Hygro Moisture Bulk Density g/cm3 Oe 08-13 7.5YR1.7/1 83.17     8.8 32.1 59.1 c 5.5 0.00 A 13-15 7.5YR4/3 34.10 20.0 16.7 19.5 10.3 33.5 scl 2.2 0.00 Bw1 15-17 7.5YR5/6 3.34 0.2 4.9 36.6 27.4 30.9 cl 0.9 0.00 Bw2 17-30 10YR4/2 2.60 1.8 7.5 31.5 27 32 cl 0.7 1.74 *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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