SOIL SURVEY

SOIL SURVEY SOIL SURVEY

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-112-00 - Otto Soilscape Grou pPhysiographic Settin gFigure 75 . Sketch showing the landscape relationships between Otto an dassociated soi Iscape groups .Landform and Parent Material sThe Otto soilscape group occurs on residual and col luviated slopes . The parentmaterials are usually calcareous and range from medium to coarse textured . Shallow materialsof undifferentiated origin are also included within this soilscape group concept .EnvironmentThe Otto soilscape group occurs in the Krummholz portion of the subalpin evegetative zone and in the alpine vegetative zone . Tree cover is less than 10% andelevations are generally above about 2150 m a .s .l .Table 39 . Key criteria differentiating the Otto map units .Soi Iscap eMap UnitClassificationTextureCoarse Fragmen tContent (%)DrainageClas s00 1002Sombric Humo-Ferric loam to < 50°l° wel lPodzol ssandy loamLithic Sombric Humo-FerricPodzolsloam to sandy < 50% wel lloam ove rbedrock

-113-YpiFigure 76, Site of the pedon chosen to characterize the 00 1 ma punit . Slope is 40 to 50% . Vegetation is dominated b yheathers and western anemone .rigure 77 . Sombric Humo-Ferric Podzol soil chosen to characteriz ethe 001 map unit . The grayish surface horizon with reddermaterial below is typical of the profile development in thes eareas .

-112-00 - Otto Soilscape Grou pPhysiographic Settin gFigure 75 . Sketch showing the landscape relationships between Otto an dassociated soi Iscape groups .Landform and Parent Material sThe Otto soilscape group occurs on residual and col luviated slopes . The parentmaterials are usually calcareous and range from medium to coarse textured . Shallow materialsof undifferentiated origin are also included within this soilscape group concept .EnvironmentThe Otto soilscape group occurs in the Krummholz portion of the subalpin evegetative zone and in the alpine vegetative zone . Tree cover is less than 10% andelevations are generally above about 2150 m a .s .l .Table 39 . Key criteria differentiating the Otto map units .Soi Iscap eMap UnitClassificationTextureCoarse Fragmen tContent (%)DrainageClas s00 1002Sombric Humo-Ferric loam to < 50°l° wel lPodzol ssandy loamLithic Sombric Humo-FerricPodzolsloam to sandy < 50% wel lloam ove rbedrock

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