Natural Resources
Conservation Service
Ecological site R058CY088ND
Shallow Sandy
Accessed: 09/24/2023
USC
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Draft. A draft ecological site description is either incomplete or has not undergone quality control and quality assurance review.
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Ecosystem states
States 2 and 5 (additional transitions)
| T1A | - | Introduction of exotic cool-season grasses |
|---|---|---|
| T2A | - | Extended periods of non-use or very light grazing, no fire. |
| T2B | - | No fire. |
| R3A | - | Long-term prescribed grazing and prescribed fire with possible reseeding. |
| T3A | - | Long-term lack of fire. |
| R4B | - | Stand-replacing wildfire. |
| R4A | - | Stand-replacing wildfire. |
| R5B | - | Successful range seeding with prescribed grazing and prescribed burning. |
| R5A | - | Failed range seeding. |
| T6A | - | Cessation of annual cropping. |
State 1 submodel, plant communities
| 1.1A | - | Long-term drought with/without heavy, long-term grazing. |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1B | - | Soil movement as a result of rotational sliding or deposition. |
| 1.2A | - | Return to average growing conditions and reduced grazing pressure. |
| 1.2B | - | Long-term occupation by prairie dogs. |
| 1.3A | - | Long-term drought. |
| 1.4A | - | Removal of prairie dogs, return to normal precipitation. |
State 2 submodel, plant communities
| 2.1A | - | Heavy, continuous grazing with or without drought |
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| 2.1B | - | Soil movement as a result of rotational sliding or deposition. |
| 2.2A | - | Reduced grazing pressure and return to average precipitation |
| 2.2B | - | Soil movement as a result of rotational sliding or deposition. |
| 2.2C | - | Introduction of prairie dogs |
| 2.3A | - | Long-term drought |
| 2.4A | - | Removal of prairie dogs |