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Mechanism
Non-use and no fire for extended periods of time will convert this plant community to the Bluegrass/Western Wheatgrass/Sagebrush
Mechanism
With heavy, continuous season-long grazing and no fire, this plant community will move to the Big Sagebrush/Clubmoss Plant Community
Mechanism
With heavy continuous seasonal grazing this plant community will move towards the Blue Grama/Clubmoss Plant Community.
Mechanism
Severe disturbance such as heavy, continuous grazing and/or excessive defoliation may shift this plant community to the Annual/Pioneer Perennial; Introduced, or Invaded Plant Community.
Mechanism
Severe disturbance such as heavy, continuous grazing and/or excessive defoliation may shift this plant community to the Annual/Pioneer Perennial; Introduced, or Invaded Plant Community.
Mechanism
Severe disturbance such as heavy, continuous grazing and/or excessive defoliation may shift this plant community to the Annual/Pioneer Perennial; Introduced, or Invaded Plant Community.
Mechanism
Under long-term prescribed grazing and prescribed burning, including adequate recovery periods, this plant community may eventually move towards a plant community resembling the Western Wheatgrass/Needlegrass/Shrubs Plant Community. This will take a long period of time and intensive management.
Relevant conservation practices
Practice | External resources |
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Prescribed Burning |
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Prescribed Grazing |
Mechanism
Severe disturbance such as heavy, continuous grazing and/or excessive defoliation may shift this plant community to the Annual/Pioneer Perennial; Introduced, or Invaded Plant Community.
Mechanism
With prescribed burning (or a combination of brush management and some other control of clubmoss) and long-term prescribed grazing, this plant community may eventually return to the Sagebrush/Western Wheatgrass Plant Community.
Relevant conservation practices
Practice | External resources |
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Prescribed Burning |
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Prescribed Grazing |
Mechanism
Severe disturbance such as heavy, continuous grazing and/or excessive defoliation may shift this plant community to the Annual/Pioneer Perennial; Introduced, or Invaded Plant Community.
Mechanism
Long-term prescribed grazing, possibly including prescribed burning, and favorable climatic conditions, which allow for adequate plant recovery periods, may cause a shift to the Blue Grama/Western Wheatgrass Plant Community.
Relevant conservation practices
Practice | External resources |
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Prescribed Burning |
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Prescribed Grazing |
Mechanism
Heavy, continuous season-long grazing, or frequent and severe defoliation (e.g., rodents) will move this plant community to the Annual, Pioneer Perennial Plant Community.
Mechanism
Severe disturbance such as heavy, continuous grazing and/or excessive defoliation may shift this plant community to the Annual/Pioneer Perennial; Introduced, or Invaded Plant Community.
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