Loamy Bottomland 14-19 PZ
Scenario model
Current ecosystem state
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Management practices/drivers
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Transition T1A
Absence of wildfire and other disturbance and natural regeneration over time, may be coupled with excessive grazing pressure
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Transition T1B
Extensive soil disturbance followed by seeding
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Restoration pathway R2A
Reintroduction of natural disturbance regimes, seeding of native species may also be required
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Transition T2A
Extensive soil disturbance followed by seeding
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No transition or restoration pathway between the selected states has been described
Target ecosystem state
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Mechanism
Heavy abusive grazing, no brush management, and no fires contribute to the shift from the Grassland Hardwood State to the Hardwood Woodland State. Woody canopy cover above 40 percent signals the transition.
Mechanism
Brush management, pasture planting, range planting, and crop cultivation speeds up the shift from the Grassland Hardwood State to the Converted Land State.
Mechanism
Prescribed grazing, brush management, range planting, and prescribed burning are various conservation practices to revert back to Grassland Hardwood State from the Hardwood Woodland State. Full restoration may be unattainable due to irreversible changes in soils and site dynamics.
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