IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Guanica
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1981PR007006
  • User Pedon ID: S1981PR007006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 81P0320
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 49164
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • LOCATION

  • State: Puerto Rico

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: G Acevedo, L Rivera
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Guanica
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, isohyperthermic Udic Pellu
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1981
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture SUBClass - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plains
  • Landform: fan
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1981 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, grassland
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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
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    A11—0 to 14 centimeters (0.0 to 5.5 inches); black (10YR 2/1) exterior clay; moderate fine granular structure; hard when dry, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P01647
    A12—14 to 54 centimeters (5.5 to 21.3 inches); black (10YR 2/1) exterior clay; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to weak fine angular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 fine roots; slickensides (pedogenic) on faces of peds; fragments; slight effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P01648
    AC—54 to 80 centimeters (21.3 to 31.5 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) exterior clay; massive parts to weak fine angular blocky; hard when dry, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; slickensides (pedogenic) on faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P01649
    C1—80 to 120 centimeters (31.5 to 47.2 inches); black (10YR 2/1) exterior clay; massive; hard when dry, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; slickensides (pedogenic) on faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P01650
    C2—120 to 143 centimeters (47.2 to 56.3 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) exterior clay; massive; hard when dry, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; slickensides (pedogenic) on faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P01651
    C3—143 to 174 centimeters (56.3 to 68.5 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) exterior clay; massive; hard when dry, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; slickensides (pedogenic) on faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 81P01652