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<blockquote data-quote="M77Fan" data-source="post: 3087938" data-attributes="member: 115996"><p>So I followed up with mapping. That area is very folded up with many layers of sedimentary rocks making up the surficial geology, that in turn is what the soil is derived from. The soils map is so busy it is hard to even read. Even in a small area there are as many as 20 soil types! In running through the soil types and subtypes it was evident that while some are normal pHs, some are not. Descriptions of several units make a point of noting calcium content. While 0-10% is common, what caught my attention was so many that are up to 25% calcium! That equates out to very alkaline. Only certain plants are tolerant of high salinity or alkalinity, and those include saltbrush (several species) and greasewood, as well as a few sage species. Greasewood and sage both have chemicals that render them unpalatable to browsers, and greasewood even kills other plants surrounding them. If critters are forced to eat those groups, and shrubs would be included in the diet of both moose and deer, that could make the meat a little nasty. I didn't check on their winter ranges specifically, but I know there are some big game winter ranges in that vicinity.</p><p></p><p>So that is useful to know. Soils with high calcium percentages are likely highly alkaline soils. Plants tolerant to such growing conditions are not only spiny and nasty to encounter, but most are not particularly palatable to wildlife (or cattle), though they will eat them. If they consume much of those species, the animals may also be rendered unpalatable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="M77Fan, post: 3087938, member: 115996"] So I followed up with mapping. That area is very folded up with many layers of sedimentary rocks making up the surficial geology, that in turn is what the soil is derived from. The soils map is so busy it is hard to even read. Even in a small area there are as many as 20 soil types! In running through the soil types and subtypes it was evident that while some are normal pHs, some are not. Descriptions of several units make a point of noting calcium content. While 0-10% is common, what caught my attention was so many that are up to 25% calcium! That equates out to very alkaline. Only certain plants are tolerant of high salinity or alkalinity, and those include saltbrush (several species) and greasewood, as well as a few sage species. Greasewood and sage both have chemicals that render them unpalatable to browsers, and greasewood even kills other plants surrounding them. If critters are forced to eat those groups, and shrubs would be included in the diet of both moose and deer, that could make the meat a little nasty. I didn't check on their winter ranges specifically, but I know there are some big game winter ranges in that vicinity. So that is useful to know. Soils with high calcium percentages are likely highly alkaline soils. Plants tolerant to such growing conditions are not only spiny and nasty to encounter, but most are not particularly palatable to wildlife (or cattle), though they will eat them. If they consume much of those species, the animals may also be rendered unpalatable. [/QUOTE]
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