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XERIC - Refers to habitats in which plant production is limited by availability of water; a dry site Usage:
The soils are mostly Xeric and Typic Torrifluvents, Xeric and Typic Torriorthents, and Xeric and Typic Haplargids on alluvial fans; and they are Typic ... Providence Mountains - Lanfair Valley: Mojave Desert Ecological ...At higher elevations, the upland soils are Lithic Xeric Torriorthents, shallow Xeric Torriorthents, and shallow Xeric Haplargids. Soils on alluvial plains ... Kingston Range - Valley Wells: Mojave Desert Ecological Subsections At higher elevations, the upland soils are Lithic Xeric Torriorthents, shallow Xeric Torriorthents, and shallow Xeric Haplargids; shallow Aridic Argixerolls ... Kern Plateau Soil moisture regimes are mostly xeric, but some are aridic. Vegetation. The predominant natural plant communities are Jeffrey pine series, Mixed conifer ... Tehachapi - Piute Mountains Soils are mostly Xeric Torripsamments and Xeralfic Haplargids in Walker Basin and ... Soil moisture regimes are mostly xeric, but aridic in Walker Basin. ... Upper Foothills Metamorphic Belt Soils on volcanic rocks are mostly Andic and Lithic Xerumbrepts; Ultic Haploxeralfs; and Xeric Haplohumults. Mollic Haploxeralfs predominate on ultramafic ... Mountain Lion - Desert Wildlife Found in nearly all habitats, except xeric regions of the Mojave and Colorado deserts that do not support mule deer populations. Excluded from croplands in ... Bobcat - Desert Wildlife Availability of water may limit bobcat distribution in xeric regions. SPECIES LIFE HISTORY Activity Patterns: Active yearlong. ... Mojave Desert Ecological Subsections Aridisols and Entisols in combination with thermic or mesic soil temperature regimes, and aridic or xeric soil moisture regimes on mountains. Vegetation. ... Southern Great Basin Ecological Subsections Aridisols, Entisols, Inceptisols, Mollisols in combination with thermic, mesic or frigid soil temperature regimes and aridic, xeric or aquic soil moisture ... Southern California Mountains and Valleys Ecological Subsections Alfisols, Aridisols, Entisols, Inceptisols and Mollisols in combination with thermic, mesic or frigid soil temperature regimes and xeric or aridic soil ... Sierra Nevada Ecological Subsections Alfisols, Andisols, Aridisols, Entisols, Inceptisols, Mollisols and Ultisols in combination with mesic, frigid or cryic soil temperature regimes and xeric, ... Saline Valley - Cottonwood Mountains: Southern Great Basin ...Soils on alluvial fans and basin floors are mostly Typic and Xeric Torriorthents, plus Xerollic Haplargids and shallow Durorthids on older alluvial fans. ... Little San Bernardino - Bighorn Mountains: Southern California ...Soil moisture regimes are xeric (nearly aridic) and aridic. Most of the soils with aridic moisture regimes are in the Little San Bernardino Mountains. ... Antelope - Mason Valley and Hills: Mono Ecological Subsections Soil moisture regimes are aridic, except for wet soils on floodplains and basin floors that have xeric or aquic moisture regimes. Vegetation. ... Diamond Mountain - Crystal Peak Soil moisture regimes are xeric. Vegetation. The predominant natural plant communities are Jeffrey pine series and White fir series, and at lower elevations ... Tahoe - Truckee Soil moisture regimes are mostly xeric. Soils with aquic moisture regimes are present in glaciated terrain and small valleys, but they are not extensive. ... Greenville - Graeagle Soil moisture regimes are mostly xeric, but aquic on basin floors. Vegetation. The predominant natural plant community is Mixed conifer series with ... Fort Sage Mountains - Lemmon Valley: Mono Ecological Subsections Those on granitic rocks are mostly shallow Xeric Torripsamments, ... Soil moisture regimes are mostly aridic at lower elevations and xeric at higher ... Death Valley Ecosystems Earlier pluvial (or wet) periods allowed colonization of present sites; subsequent xeric (or dry) conditions served to isolate the aquatic habitats, ... Upper San Gabriel Mountains: Southern California Mountains and ...Soil moisture regimes are xeric. Vegetation. The predominant natural plant communities are Coulter pine series, Mixed conifer series on the south side, ... Mono Ecological Subsections Alfisols, Aridisols, Entisols, Inceptisols, Mollisols and Vertisols in combination with mesic, frigid or cryic soil temperature regimes and aridic, xeric, ... San Gabriel Mountains: Southern California Mountains and Valleys ...Soil moisture regimes are xeric. Vegetation. The predominant natural plant communities are Chamise series and Chamise - hoaryleaf ceanothus series, ... Lucerne - Johnson Valleys and Hills: Mojave Desert Ecological ...The soils are mostly Lithic Torriorthents and Lithic Haplocambids in uplands, and some shallow Xeric Torriorthents and shallow Xeric Haplargids in areas ... Sweetwater Mountains - Pine Grove Hills: Mono Ecological Subsections There are shallow Xeric Torriorthents; shallow Xerollic Haplargids; Lithic Xerollic ... Soil moisture regimes are aridic, xeric, and aquic. Vegetation. ... Batholith and Volcanic Flows They are mostly Andic and Entic Xerumbrepts; Ultic Haploxeralfs; and Xeric Haplohumults on volcanic rocks. The soils are mostly well drained. ... CANYON MOUSE Physiological adaptations to xeric environments include ability to concentrate urine (Abbott 1971, MacMillen 1972, Blackwell and Pivorun 1979). ... Inyo Mountains: Southern Great Basin Ecological Subsections Soil moisture regimes are mostly aridic, and some xeric. Vegetation. The predominant natural plant communities are Big sagebrush series at lower and ... Panamint Range: Southern Great Basin Ecological Subsections Soil moisture regimes are mostly aridic, and some xeric. Vegetation. The predominant natural plant communities, from lower to higher elevations are Creosote ... Silver Peak Mountains - Fish Lake Valley: Southern Great Basin ...The soils on granitic rocks, which is the predominant kind of rock in California, are mostly shallow Typic and Xeric Torriorthents and shallow Aridic ... Sierra Nevada Ecological Subsections Alfisols, Aridisols, Entisols, Inceptisols, Mollisols and Vertisols in combination with mostly thermic soil temperature regimes and xeric or aridic soil ... Coso - Argus Ranges: Southern Great Basin Ecological Subsections Soils on alluvial fans and basin floors are mostly Typic and Xeric Torrifluvents and Torriorthents, plus Xerollic Haplargids on older alluvial fans. ... San Gorgonio Mountains: Southern California Mountains and Valleys ...Soil moisture regimes are xeric. Vegetation. The predominant natural plant communities are Chamise series on shallow and very stony soils, ... Upper San Gorgonio Mountains: Southern California Mountains and ...Soil moisture regimes are xeric. Vegetation. The predominant natural plant community is Ponderosa pine series. There are small areas of Coulter pine series, ... Sierra Pelona - Mint Canyon: Southern California Mountains and ...Soil moisture regimes are xeric. Vegetation. The predominant natural plant communities are Chamise series on shallow and very stony soils, Mixed chaparral ... Wassuck Range: Mono Ecological Subsections Soil moisture regimes are mostly aridic and xeric. Vegetation. The predominant natural plant communities, from low to high elevations, are Shadscale series, ... Glass Mountain: Mono Ecological Subsections Soil moisture regimes are mostly xeric, and some aridic. Vegetation. The predominant natural plant community is Jeffrey pine series. ... Bodie Hills - Excelsior Mountains: Mono Ecological Subsections Soil moisture regimes are aridic and xeric (nearly aridic). Vegetation. The predominant natural plant communities are Big sagebrush series, ... Palomar - Cuyamaca Peak: Southern California Mountains and Valleys ...Soil temperature regimes are mostly mesic, and soil moisture regimes are xeric. Vegetation. The predominant natural plant communities at lower elevations ... Lower Batholith Soil moisture regimes are xeric. Vegetation. The predominant natural plant communities are Ponderosa pine series at lower elevations and Mixed conifer ... Frenchman Soil moisture regimes are mostly xeric, but some are aridic and some in valleys are aquic. Vegetation. The predominant natural plant communities are Jeffrey ... Perris Valley and Hills: Southern California Mountains and Valleys ...Soil temperature regimes are thermic, and soil moisture regimes are xeric. Vegetation. The predominant natural plant communities are California sagebrush ... Fontana Plain - Calimesa Terraces: Southern California Mountains ...Soil moisture regimes are xeric. Vegetation. The predominant natural plant communities are California sagebrush - California buckwheat series and ... Bucks Lake Soil moisture regimes are mostly xeric. Vegetation. The predominant natural plant communities are Mixed conifer series and White fir series. ... Desert Slopes: Southern California Mountains and Valleys ...Soil moisture regimes are xeric (nearly aridic) and aridic. Vegetation. The natural plant communities are mostly Creosote bush series and Creosote bush ... Markleeville Soil moisture regimes are mostly xeric. Soils have udic moisture regimes where snow persists through spring, melting to keep soils moist through much of the ... Jeffrey Pine - Ecosystems & Wildlife Habitats Conifer species provide the second tree layer on xeric sites. ..... Jeffrey pine series occurs of some soils with xeric soil moisture regimes. ... Chamise-Redshank Chaparral Wildlife Habitats The purest stands of chamise occur on xeric, south-facing slopes (Hanes 1976). Toyon, sugar sumac, poison oak, redberry, and California buckthorn are ... Mojave Yucca - Spanish Dagger It is well adapted to xeric conditions and can grow in areas receiving only 6 inches (150 mm) of precipitation annually. Coastal sage sites of southern ... Juniper - California Juniper California juniper is a native conifer that is adapted to xeric sites. As a seedling under 12 inches (30cm) in height, it is shade dependent. ... Montane Chaparral Wildlife Habitat It may dominate on more xeric sites, but occurs locally throughout the coniferous forest zone. Generally, climate is like that associated with the ... Montane Hardwood-Conifer Wildlife Habitats On mesic sites the conifer component overtakes the hardwood component more rapidly than on xeric sites, where the hardwood component is dominant longer ... White Fir Habitat Cooler north- and east-facing slopes are the most common sites throughout the state, however, Riegel (1982) noted the presence of unusually xeric white fir ... ALKALINE - Mojave Desert - Glossary of Terms and Definitions It is well adapted to xeric ... Fan Palm Oasis - Desert Habitats Thus, Palm Oasis habitats generally occupy sites with moist alkaline soils near seeps, ... Definitions related to Pinyon Pine Anthropogenic - Mojave Desert Producing eggs for reproduction. Staminate A male pollen-bearing flower. Strobili Synonym for cones. Xeric Requiring only a small amount of moisture. Pinyon Pine, SITE CHARACTERISTICS Singleleaf pinyon is the most xeric pine in the United States. Its mean annual precipitation range is 8 to 18 inches, with most precipitation falling ... |
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