Title	Soils of the grassland biome sites
Publication Type	Conference Proceedings
Year of Publication	1971
Authors	Reuss J.O
Editor	French NR
Conference Name	Preliminary Analysis of Structure and Function in Grasslands: Proceedings of Symposium Entitled "The Grassland Biome: Analysis and synthesis of First Year Data"
Series Title	Range Science Department Science Series 10
Pagination	35-40
Date Published	September 1, 197
Publisher	Colorado State University
Conference Location	Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
Keywords	abstract, abstracts, conference, conference proceedings, conferences, grassland,soil properties, proceeding, proceedings, soil,grassland
Abstract	Although widely separated geographically and formed on diverse parent materials, nine of the ten dominant soils on the biome sites are classified in the Mollisol order. This order is comprised mainly of the dark, base rich soils of the semiarid and subhumid steppes. Even though they are consistent as to order, the soil properties vary widely. Texture varies from silty clay to loamy sand. Depth to bedrock varies from 35 to greater than 150 cm, and estimated available moisture storage capacity to 100 cm depth varies from 4.5 to 20 cm. While a few are acidic in the surface, with the exception of the mountain grassland, the soils tend to be largely base saturated. Native vegetation could be expected to respond to nitrogen fertilizer during periods when moisture availability is not limiting growth. Phosphorus responses might be expected at some sites. It is unlikely that native vegetation will respond to additions of other nutrients on these soils.
Custom 1	Fort Collins, Colorado