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Upper Canadian Plateau

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The Upper Canadian Plateau is heterogeneous relative to relief, geologic substrates, and vegetation patterns. Parts of the region are influenced by proximity to mountainous regions, and there are other east to west differences within the region. The ecoregion contains mesic soils, higher elevations, and areas of greater relief compared to the thermic soils and lower elevations to the south in Ecoregion 26n. It is underlain mostly by Cretaceous sandstone and shale, with some Tertiary and Quaternary volcanic rocks. It includes parts of the Raton-Clayton and Ocate volcanic fields. Cover types include shortgrass prairie, some midgrass prairie, scattered juniper savanna, and juniper woodland on hills.

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