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-4A

	Horizon Depth (cm) Wet color % Organic matter Coarse gravel* Fine gravel* Sand* Silt* Clay* Texture Hygro Moisture Bulk Density g/cm3 Oe 00-06 7.5YR2/1 48.63     5.8 0.00 Bwl** 06-08 10YR3.5/4 4.01     1.1 0.00 Bw2 08-53 10YR3/3 3.94 5.0 12.0 38.8 32.5 28.8 cl 1.1 0.20 *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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