This dataset contains multiple geospatial layers that describe soils in the Jornada Basin, and surrounding areas of southern New Mexico U.S.A. The data were derived from Soil Conservation Service surveys in 1918, 1968, and 1980, as well as other sources. Spatial information and attributes in this dataset reflect the published information for the study (Monger 2006) to the extent known, but the data are under review and should be considered provisional at this time. Further details can be found in:
Monger, H. C. 2006. "Soil Development in the Jornada Basin." In Structure and Function of a Chihuahuan Desert Ecosystem: The Jornada Basin Long Term Ecological Research Site, edited by K. Havstad, L. F. Huenneke, and W. H. Schlesinger eds., 81–106. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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Bulloch, H. Edward, and Raymond E. Neher. Soil Survey of Dona Ana County Area, New Mexico. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, 1980.