Classification used for permutation MANOVAs on ordination axes scores for transects in restored salt desert sites surveyed during June 2015 in Mesa, Delta, and Montrose counties, Colorado, USA. Excl = exclosure, SD = saltdesert, SemiD = semidesert, Reference = long-term grazed reference.
| Site name | SSURGO Range site | Disturbance | Seeded | Age (years) | Transects sampled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badger Wash Excl | Silty SD | Grazing exclusion | No | 62 | 6 |
| Devil's Canyon | Sandy SD | Grazing exclusion | No | 17 | 4 |
| Peach Valley Excl | Salt flats | Grazing exclusion | No | 50 | 1 |
| Silty SD | Grazing exclusion | No | 50 | 7 | |
| Relic Excl | Clayey SD | Grazing exclusion | No | 53 | 4 |
| Alkali Excl | Salt flats | Heavy livestock use | No | 63 | 3 |
| Indian Wash | Clayey SD | Heavy livestock use | Yes | 49 | 12 |
| Ute | SD breaks | Heavy livestock use | Yes | 3 | 3 |
| Alkali | Silty SD | Reference | — | — | 3 |
| Badger Wash | Silty SD | Reference | — | — | 7 |
| Dominguez | Stony SD | Reference | — | — | 8 |
| Buried pipeline | Stony SD | Soil disturbance | Yes | 17 | 3 |
| Highway 50 site 1 | Stony SD | Soil disturbance | Yes | 15 | 2 |
| Highway 50 site 2 | Salt flats | Soil disturbance | Yes | 11 | 2 |
| Stony SD | Soil disturbance | Yes | 11 | 2 | |
| Highway 92 site 1 | Silty SD | Soil disturbance | Yes | 6 | 2 |
| Stony SD | Soil disturbance | Yes | 6 | 2 | |
| NCA Lower trailhead | Loamy SD | Soil disturbance | Yes | 3 | 3 |
| NCA Upper trailhead | Stony SD | Soil disturbance | Yes | 3 | 3 |
| Wave Eagle trailhead | Salt flats | Soil disturbance | Yes | 3 | 1 |
| 2 Road site 1 | Sandy SD | Wildfire | Yes | 20 | 4 |
| 2 Road site 2 | SemiD loam | Wildfire | No | 20 | 4 |
| Peeples | Stony SD | Wildfire | No | 21 | 4 |