Wet Meadow 6-10 PZ
Circle-spoke model
Scenario model
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Management practices/drivers
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Description
The rangeland land use is characterized by mostly cool-season grasses and grasslike plants that are dependent on subirrigation and overflow, offsetting the low precipitation. The major agricultural use of rangeland is livestock grazing.
Submodel
Description
The wet meadow ecological site is often seeded to introduced hay and pasture grasses. Common grasses include: meadow brome, meadow creeping foxtail, orchardgrass, and timothy. The seeded pasture can then be grazed or hayed.
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