Loamy (Lo) LRU 01 Subset B
Circle-spoke model
Scenario model
Current land use
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Management practices/drivers
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No conversion pathway between the selected land uses has been described
Target land use
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Description
This land use, in MLRA 44B, is primarily native rangeland used for grazing of domestic livestock or for wildlife habitat.
Submodel
States 1, 5 and 2 (additional transitions)
1.1. Reference State
1.5. Conifer Encroached State
1.2. Altered State
Description
Native rangeland is converted to a Cultivated system dominated on introduced species for forage or grain production. This system often receives multiple inputs including fertilizer, herbicides, and irrigation.
Characteristics and indicators
Site is sodbusted and converted to forage or grain production
Submodel
Model keys
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Ecological sites
Major Land Resource Areas
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