Thin Claypan
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Description
This state is the result of severe soil disturbance such as cropping, recreational activity or concentrated livestock activity for a prolonged time period. Following cessation of disturbances, the resulting plant community is dominated by early pioneer annual and perennial plant species. The composition and production of this state is highly variable.
Characteristics and indicators
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Resilience management
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Submodel
Mechanism
Heavy, continuous grazing will convert the plant community to the Blue Grama/Buffalograss Plant Community.
Continuous seasonal grazing (annual, early spring) will convert the plant community to the Blue Grama/Buffalograss Plant Community.
Mechanism
Heavy, continuous grazing may cause further deterioration resulting in a shift to the Club Moss Plant Community.
Mechanism
Mechanical renovation or range seeding, followed by prescribed grazing, will reduce club moss, increase western wheatgrass, and eventually shift this plant community back toward the Western Wheatgrass/Blue Grama Plant Community.
Prescribed burning followed by prescribed grazing may eventually convert this plant community back to the Western Wheatgrass/Blue Grama Plant Community.
Long-term prescribed grazing may eventually move this plant community through the successional stages leading toward the Western Wheatgrass/Blue Grama Plant Community.
Relevant conservation practices
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Prescribed Burning |
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Prescribed Grazing |
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