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Wabash River Bluffs and Low Hills

Ecoregion in IL, IN

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The Wabash River Bluffs And Low Hills ecoregion is composed of partly forested, low bluffs along the Wabash River. Alfisols are common, and are characteristically derived from thick loess (Natural Resources Conservation Service, various dates). The Wabash River Bluffs And Low Hills ecoregion is lower, less rugged, and less wooded than the hills and bluffs along the Mississippi River in Ecoregions 72f, 72l, and 72g, but more wooded, rugged, and deeply loess-covered than Ecoregions 72a and 72j. In the early 19th century, dry upland forests (dominated by black oak and hickories), mesic upland forests (dominated by white oak, red oak, and sugar maple), floodplain forests, and mesic prairies occurred in Ecoregion 72m (Schwegman, 1973, p. 23). Today, forests are still common in The Wabash River Bluffs And Low Hills ecoregion on steeper slopes and in ravines; flatter areas are cultivated. Main crops are corn, wheat, soybeans, and hay.

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