Colorado Mountain Soils

摘要: Publisher Summary This chapter provides an overview of the Colorado Mountain soils. Some 60% State is mountainous; 40% lies above 7,000 feet elevation. Topography in this area varies from broad intermountain valleys to sharp ridges and spectacular peaks. The soil pattern any landscape mountainous areas apt be complex, depending upon combination forming factors effective that specific locality. great variability elevation, climate, vegetation combines with many types parent material provide a spectrum soils Colorado. Brown Chestnut are found relatively dry cold mountain valleys. In Lower Montane; Gray Wooded, Forest, predominate. Still higher up Upper Bog, Brunizem, Chestnut, Humic Gley most common. Subalpine, Podzolic, Podzol, Ground Water Bog Alpine, Alpine Turf, Meadow, occupy landscape. Chernozems each these zones along Alluvial Lithosols. Sols Bruns Acides, Grumusols, Solonchaks, Solonetz minor components. Many can within few miles other.