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523 1.1a

Ecological site EX043B23A123

Loamy Calcareous (LyCa) Absaroka Lower Foothills

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Communities 1, 2, 1 and 2 (additional pathways)

T1-2 - Frequent and severe grazing plus no fire on these droughty soils, will convert the plant community.
T1-3 - Frequent and severe grazing (yearlong grazing) plus wildfire or brush control, will convert this community to a threadleaf sedge sod.
R2-1 - Prescribed grazing with rest and time will allow this transition. Seeding and brush control may be tools to assist recovery.
T2-4 - Frequent or Severe Grazing with wildfire or other disturbance with a seed source present transitions the community to an Invaded State.
T3-4 - Drought alone, or with frequent or severe grazing or other disturbances will open the canopy to invasive species.
R4-5 - Integrated weed control with seeding of a native mixture will assist with reclaiming this invaded community.
T5-4 - Frequent and severe grazing or any further disturbance with a see source will force the transition.
P1.1-1.2 - Moderate, continuous season-long grazing will convert the plant community to the Rhizomatous/Perennial Grass/Big Sagebrush Plant Community.
CP1.1-1.3 - Extensive Brush Management or Fire with Drought, creates a shift in the hydrology of the site preventing the re-establishment of Wyoming big sagebrush on the site without extensive management changes.
P1.2-1.1 - Prescribed grazing or possibly long-term prescribed grazing, will allow recovery of this plant community to the Reference community.
CP1.2-1.3 - Extensive Brush Management or Fire with Drought, creates a shift in the hydrology of the site preventing the re-establishment of Wyoming big sagebrush on the site without extensive management changes.

Land use 10 submodel, ecosystem states

P3.1-3.2 - Frequent and severe grazing with drought or insect damage or fire will remove the sagebrush forcing this transtion.
P4.1-4.2 - Frequent or severe grazing, drought, and other disturbances including fire open the community to further invasion.
CP4.1-4.3 - Fire or extended periods of drought or mechanical removal of sagebrush will create a monoculture of cheatgrass.
CP4.2-4.1 - Grazing management with weed control can help improve native species will minimizing the weed cover.
CP4.2-4.3 - Fire or extended periods of drought or mechanical removal of sagebrush will create a monoculture of cheatgrass.
P5.1-5.2 - Seeding, brush management, integrated pest management and prescribed grazing management will help restore this community.
P5.2-5.1 - No use, no fire, long-term prescribed grazing, or frequent and severe grazing can lead to the degradation of a reclaimed community.