IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Dwarf
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985PR119007
  • User Pedon ID: 85PR119007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0256
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 58061
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Puerto Rico, Caribbean National Forest; 200 yards E, airplane trail, Rd 27.
  • State: Puerto Rico
  • County: PR119—Rio Grande

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 7
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Dwarf
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy, mixed, dysic Tropofolists
  • PSC - 53 to 69 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1985 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    histic epipedon

    paralithic contact

    lithic contact

    cambic horizon

    0—53

    0—69

    0—109

    53—69

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    Setting and Climate
    Slope Slope Length USLE Upslope Length Elev. Corr. Elev Aspect MAP REAP FFD MAAT MSAT MWAT MAST MSST MWST MFFP PE Index Climate Station ID Climate Station Name Climate Station Type
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    15

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    —

    —

    —

    315

    457

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    —

    14

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    1Oi—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); undecomposed organic matter; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium and coarse roots; fragments. Areial roots and moss.; many very fine and fine roots; many medium and coarse roots
    1Oa1—5 to 23 centimeters (2.0 to 9.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior silt loam; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium and coarse roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01475. many very fine and fine roots; many medium and coarse roots
    1Oa2—23 to 53 centimeters (9.1 to 20.9 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior silt loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01476. 5% gravel; strong sulfur smell.; common very fine and fine roots; common medium roots
    1B—53 to 69 centimeters (20.9 to 27.2 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01477. (10YR 4/2) mottling; 15% gravel.; few fine roots
    2Cr—69 to 109 centimeters (27.2 to 42.9 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior clay; massive; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P01478. 40% gravel; (10YR 3/2, 5Y 5/3 and 10YR 5/8) mottling.; few very fine roots
    3R—109 to 140 centimeters (42.9 to 55.1 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) interior weathered bedrock; fragments. Lab sample # 86P01479. Texture is highly fractured fine grained sandstone; (2.5Y 5/4) mottling.