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Site 5<br />

Western end of Keera Road, south side.<br />

Coordinates<br />

0567539E 6209595N<br />

Location description<br />

Uplands, degraded sand dunes<br />

Site description<br />

Vegetated road reserve surrounded by cultivated wheat. Native vegetation largely cleared for wheat,<br />

remnants along road corridor of mallee with saltbush understorey and microbiotic crust, soil moist to<br />

10 cm<br />

Soil Profile<br />

Depth (cm) Munsell Field Texture Structure Comments<br />

colour<br />

0-10 2.5YR 3/3 Loamy sand Weak Cryptogamic crust on<br />

surface; loamy sand;<br />

roots present; minor<br />

occurrences of charcoal<br />

10-20 7.5YR 5/6 Loamy sand Sub-angular<br />

blocky<br />

10-30 10YR 5/8 Loamy sand Sub-angular<br />

blocky<br />

Clear boundary;<br />

extensive carbonate<br />

pisoliths<br />

Extensive carbonate<br />

pisoliths<br />

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