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Mt. Shasta CA Mudflow Chronosequence - SFTS

Relationships
Publications: 
A chronosequence of soils and vegetation near Mt. Shasta, California: I and II
Publications: 
A chronosequence of soils and vegetation near Mt. Shasta, California: III
Publications: 
PROCESSES OF SOIL ORGANIC-MATTER ACCRETION AT A MUDFLOW CHRONOSEQUENCE, MT. SHASTA, CALIFORNIA
Publications: 
Adsorption of Dissolved Organic Carbon and Nitrogen in Soils of a Weathering Chronosequence
Background
Website: 
http://www.envisci.ucr.edu/posters/graham05/index.html
Year SFTS Began: 
1979
Continent: 
North America
Environment
Annual Precipitation (mm): 
1200-2000
Mean Annual Soil Temperature (C): 
Mesic: 8 to 15C
Is temperature regime isothermic? ie, do mean monthly temperatures deviate by <6C?: 
No
Soil moisture regime: 
Xeric
Dominant plant species (latin genus and species): 
Vegetation is variable. The flows are covered by trees (Pinus, ponderosa, Calocedrus decurrens, Abies concolor, A. magnifica, Quercus kelloggii); shrubs (Arctostaphylos patula, Ceanothus spp, Purshia tridentata), and grasses (Pteridium aquilinum). All flows are subject to fire.
Landuse: 
Forestry
Ecoregion: 
Cool Temperate
Landform (general description): 
Interfluves
Elevation (m): 
800-1500
Geological material: 
Coarse sandy andesitic-hornblende
Comments: 
Mudflows in 2000 are about 75, 250, 620, and >1200 years old.
Location:
United States
Latitude: 41.500000
Longitude: -122.000000
Soil Water Data
pH and alkalinity: 
Yes
Dissolved organic carbon: 
Yes
Other macronutrients: 
Yes