Quaking Aspen 20+ PZ POTR5
Scenario model
Current ecosystem state
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Management practices/drivers
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Transition T1A
improper grazing management or fire
More details -
No transition or restoration pathway between the selected states has been described
Target ecosystem state
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Submodel
States 2 and 5 (additional transitions)
1.2. Sapling to over-mature forestland
1.5. Conifer Forestland
Mechanism
State 1 Phase 1.2 to State 2. This phase develops with continued improper grazing management. The over-mature aspen canopy ultimately dies from disease or old age.
State 1 Phase 1.4 to State 2. This phase develops over a long period of time. Improper grazing management continues. Conifers begin to over-top the aspen.
With the improper grazing management or fire the plant community crosses the threshold. It is no longer economically feasible to move the site back towards State 1.
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