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Ecological site R034BY404CO

Semidesert Stony Loam (Shadscale)

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T1A - brush treatments, improper livestock grazing, wildlife browsing, prolonged drought, fire, if enough fine fuels, and surface disturbances such as off-road vehicle use, and road and pipeline development
T1B - drought, fire, mechanical disturbances such as mining, pipeline development or other large surface disturbance, and improper grazing
T3A - brush treatments, improper grazing of perennial grasses, fire in shorter intervals, and continued surface disturbances
R3A - Adequate and above-normal precipitation at the right time, combined with proper grazing of perennial grasses, enables native vegetation to re-establish
1.1A - improper grazing of the perennial grasses, lack of small-scale fires, periods without disturbance, and prolonged drought
1.2A - proper grazing of perennial grasses, prolonged winter and fall drought (which decreases the amount of shrubs), wetter periods during the summer when grasses are actively growing, or small-scale fires
2.1A - improper livestock grazing, heavy browsing by wildlife, prolonged drought, surface disturbances, and fire
2.2A - Periods without disturbance combined with normal and above-normal precipitation and proper livestock grazing may enable some native vegetation to re-establish

State 3 submodel, plant communities