Very Shallow
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Mechanism
Heavy, continuous grazing or continuous seasonal grazing (spring) will convert the plant community to the Grama/Sedge Plant Community.
Mechanism
Heavy, continuous grazing will cause further deterioration resulting in a shift to the Club Moss Plant Community.
Mechanism
Long-term prescribed grazing and/or prescribed burning will eventually convert this plant community to the Grama/Sedge Plant Community.
Relevant conservation practices
| Practice | External resources |
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Prescribed Grazing |
Mechanism
Under long-term prescribed grazing and/or removal of disturbance, including adequate rest periods, this plant community will move through the successional stages, and may eventually lead to a plant community resembling the Needleandthread/Little Bluestem/Grama Plant Community. This process will likely take a long period of time (50+ years). Depending on the slope, aspect, and size, and if adequate perennial plants exist, this change can occur more rapidly.
Relevant conservation practices
| Practice | External resources |
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Prescribed Grazing |
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