Silty Upland 17-25" p.z.
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Description
This is a cool season grass and shrub community. It occurs in the mountains from 7300' to 9400' in elevation. The cool season grasses that are most prevalent are western wheatgrass, Arizona fescue, muttongrass and squirreltail. Black sagebrush and Wyoming sagebrush are the dominant shrub component. A variety of forbs are present on the site but they account for a small percentage of the plant community. Ongoing disturbance has changed much of this site to a black sagebrush dominated dominated plant community.
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The general aspect of this state is a grassland/shrubland community. There is a dominance of cool season grasses with a mix of shrubs. This state has loss of biotic function and integrity with an increase of black sagebrush with introduced annual grasses and forbs.
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The general aspect of this state is shrub dominated plant community with a eroded surface. The hydrological function and biotic functions are severely degraded. Surface disturbance has cause an increase in black sagebrush and loss of perennial grass cover. The site has an increase of rills and gullies.
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