Claypan
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Management practices/drivers
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Mechanism
With heavy seasonal grazing this plant community will move towards the Blue Grama/Clubmoss Plant Community.
Mechanism
Under heavy continuous season long grazing w/ no fire, this plant community will move towards the Big Sagebrush/Clubmoss Plant Community.
Mechanism
Cropped go-back with continuous grazing; frequent and severe defoliation; no fire for extended periods, and Non-use for extended periods may lead this plant community over a threshold to the Non-disturbed,Go-back,Introduced,Invaded State.
Mechanism
Cropped go-back with continuous grazing; frequent and severe defoliation; no fire for extended periods, and Non-use for extended periods may lead this plant community over a threshold to the Non-disturbed,Go-back,Introduced,Invaded State.
Mechanism
Cropped go-back with continuous grazing; frequent and severe defoliation; no fire for extended periods, and Non-use for extended periods may lead this plant community over a threshold to the Non-disturbed,Go-back,Introduced,Invaded State.
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
Cropped go-back with continuous grazing; frequent and severe defoliation; no fire for extended periods, and Non-use for extended periods may lead this plant community over a threshold to the Non-disturbed,Go-back,Introduced,Invaded State.
Mechanism
With prescribed burning and long term prescribed grazing, this plant community will move towards the Big Sagebrush/Western Wheatgrass/Blue Grama Plant Community, or eventually will resemble the Western Wheatgrass/Blue Grama/Sagebrush Plant Community. This will take long periods with proper management and requires a remnant diverse native species population.
Relevant conservation practices
Practice | External resources |
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Prescribed Burning |
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Prescribed Grazing |
Mechanism
Cropped go-back with continuous grazing; frequent and severe defoliation; no fire for extended periods, and Non-use for extended periods may lead this plant community over a threshold to the Non-disturbed,Go-back,Introduced,Invaded State.
Mechanism
Mechnical renovation, accompanied by range seeding and long-term prescribed grazing, may evenutally lead these plant communities back to one resembling the Reference Plant Community.
Relevant conservation practices
Practice | External resources |
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Prescribed Grazing |
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