Inferential Techniques for Soil Depth Determinations. Part II. 'Artemisia Filifolia' Torr. (Sand Sagebrush)
Abstract
The objective of this work was to determine the reliability of a desert shrub, ARTEMISIA FILIFOLIA (sand sagebrush) as an indicator of soil depth. Near Lake Powell, Arizona/Utah; Hurricane, Utah; and St. George, Utah, more than 480 soil-depth-to-bedrock measurements were made in A. FILIFOLIA communities, in transitional, mixed communities, and in adjacent plant communities that did not contain A. FILIFOLIA. It was learned that the presence of ARTEMISIA FILIFOLIA reliably indicates that the depth of the soil mantle over the bedrock is greater than 1 meter. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA066944
Entities
People
- Alan E. Krusinger
- Miklos Treiber
Organizations
- Geospatial Research Laboratory