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Soil Information for All Uses <br /> Suitabilities and Limitations for Use <br /> The Suitabilities and Limitations for Use section includes various soil interpretations <br /> displayed as thematic maps with a summary table for the soil map units in the <br /> selected area of interest.A single value or rating for each map unit is generated by <br /> aggregating the interpretive ratings of individual map unit components. This <br /> aggregation process is defined for each interpretation. <br /> Land Classifications <br /> Land Classifications are specified land use and management groupings that are <br /> assigned to soil areas because combinations of soil have similar behavior for <br /> specified practices. Most are based on soil properties and other factors that directly <br /> influence the specific use of the soil. Example classifications include ecological site <br /> classification, farmland classification, irrigated and nonirrigated land capability <br /> classification, and hydric rating. <br /> Ecological Site Name: NRCS Rangeland Site JZA - Eco <br /> Sites) <br /> An ecological site name provides a general description of a particular ecological <br /> site. For example, "Loamy Upland" is the name of a rangeland ecological site.An <br /> "ecological site" is the product of all the environmental factors responsible for its <br /> development. It has characteristic sods that have developed over time; a <br /> characteristic hydrology, particularly infiltration and runoff, that has developed over <br /> time; and a characteristic plant community (kind and amount of vegetation). The <br /> vegetation, soils, and hydrology are all interrelated. Each is influenced by the others <br /> and influences the development of the others. For example, the hydrology of the <br /> site is influenced by development of the soil and plant community. The plant <br /> community on an ecological site is typified by an association of species that differs <br /> from that of other ecological sites in the kind and/or proportion of species or in total <br /> production. Descriptions of ecological sites are provided in the Field Office <br /> Technical Guide, which is available in local offices of the Natural Resources <br /> Conservation Service. Descriptions of those displayed in this map and summary <br /> table may also be accessed through the Ecological Site Assessment tab in Web <br /> Soil Survey. <br /> 17 072 <br />