Analysis of soils at the NPS Weippe Prairie Site: Final report under Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Cooperative Agreement H1200090004
McDaniel PA and Falen AL. 2014. Analysis of soils at the NPS Weippe Prairie Site: Final report under Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Cooperative Agreement H1200090004. Natural Resource Technical Report. NPS/NEPE/NRTR—2014/914. National Park Service
This project was initiated to provide baseline information about soils of the Nez Perce National Historical Park (NEPE) Weippe Prairie site. Results indicate that soils of the Weippe Prairie are primarily of alluvial and lacustrine origin. Hydrological monitoring indicates that all soils have water tables present for approximately 5-7 months per year. At the wettest sites, water tables are very near or above the soil surface for the majority of time during which the soils are saturated. Results of this project do not indicate that a specific soil property is related to observed differences in camas density at the Weippe Prairie. It may be that factors such as disturbance and past management are more influential than edaphic factors in this regard. However, this project does provide site-specific, baseline information about soils of the NEPE Weippe Prairie site. This information can, in turn, be used to guide informed management strategies and contribute to a better understanding of the edaphic factors related to camas ecology in the region.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- McDaniel, Paul; Falen, Anita
- Date of Issue
- 2014-10
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- NEPE , NRSS , UCBN
- Keywords
- Camas Lily, Soils, Weippe Prairie