Wayne A. Robbie, Supervisory Soil Scientist USDA Forest Service, Southwestern Region Albuquerque, NM Common Elements: Ecological Sites Descriptions and.

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Wayne A. Robbie, Supervisory Soil Scientist USDA Forest Service, Southwestern Region Albuquerque, NM Common Elements: Ecological Sites Descriptions and Ecological Units in the Southwest National Cooperative Soil Survey Conference Ecological Site Description Forum Las Cruces, NM May 13, 2009

Outline Interagency manual policy Agency business requirements Data elements by approach Normalizing (cross-walking) information Areas of future discussions

Rangeland Ecological Site Interagency Manual (190-V-RESIM, First Edition, 2008) Purpose of the MOU: Develop a standardized method for defining, delineating, and describing ecological sites Common Objective: utilize science-based technical processes to sustain and enhance natural resources and the environment.

Minimum requirements to be included in the contents of the draft rangeland ecological site description (190-V-RESIM, First Edition, 2008) Ecological site name, number and map of geographic extent. Physiographic features: landform, geology, aspect, slope, elevation, etc. Climatic features: frost/freeze free period, MAP, NOAA stations, monthly moisture and temp. Influencing water features: e.g., riparian areas or wetlands (Cowardin & Rosgen). Representative soil features: differentiating on ecological site from another (e.g., growth, hydrology, adaptation). Ecological dynamics of the Site: states, transitions, thresholds, community pathways, etc., as a result of disturbance.

Minimum requirements to be included in the contents of the draft rangeland ecological site description, cont’d (190-V-RESIM, First Edition, 2008) Vegetation: standardized plant names from Integrated Taxonomic Information System-PLANTS database; for reference state, list of plant species, normal annual production; canopy, foliar, basal cover as related to lifeform; states, community phases; tree production, sites index. Supporting information: relationship to other ecological sites and other classification systems (e.g., NVCS).

Agency Protocol for Ecological Mapping Soils Geomorphology Geology Potential Natural Vegetation Climate

Integrated approach to soil, vegetation and climate data collection, mapping and interpretation Simultaneous collection of ecosystem at data.

Existing vs. potential vegetation… Existing vs. potential vegetation… Characteristic EXISTINGPOTENTIAL Classification Dominance Type / Cover Type Plant Association Vegetation Indicators Abundance Presence/Absence – Assemblages Inference Disturbance History / Succession Physical, Chemical Environment Temporal Dynamic (relatively) Stable (relatively) Model Variables Spectral (mostly) Biophysical (mostly)

Spreadsheet of descriptive and total interpretive elements by method

Comparison of total descriptive and interpretive data elements by method. USDA-FS, TEUI USDA-FS, TES USDA-NRCS, ESD

USDA-FS, TEUI #USDA-FS, TES #USDA-NRCS, ESD # Soils 50 Vegetation 97 Geomorph/Geol 17 Climate 3 Soils 15 Vegetation 87 Geomorph/Geol 18 Climate 19 Soils 16 Vegetation 97 Geomorph/Geol 3 Climate 6 Total 167Total 139Total 122 Number of data elements, by category, for ecological sites description by method.

Crosswalk of MLRA 35 and Gila NF

Crosswalk of MLRA 38 and Gila NF

Crosswalk of MLRA 39-New Mexico/Gila NF

Recommendations for correlation of ESD’s and TEUI data Decide on a consistent scale to correlate. Agree upon site selection criteria for ecological sites (stability, diversity, function). Uniformly embrace a vegetation taxonomic system (e.g., NVCS). Strive for a data-driven state and transition model. Develop additional crosswalks between systems.