Very Shallow 30-38" PZ
Scenario model
Current ecosystem state
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Management practices/drivers
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No transition or restoration pathway between the selected states has been described
Target ecosystem state
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State 1
Midgrass Prairie State - Reference
Submodel
State 2
Shrubland/Brushland State
Submodel
Mechanism
With heavy continuous grazing, no brush management, and no fires on a landscape having hard limestone bedrock, the Midgrass Prairie State would shift to the Shrubland State.
Mechanism
The Shrubland State could revert back to the Midgrass Prairie State through the implementation of various conservation practices such as Prescribed Grazing, Brush Management, and Range Planting.
Mechanism
The Shrubland State shifts to the Grassland State with the application of conservation practices such as Brush Management, Individual Plant Treatments, and Range Planting.
Mechanism
With Prescribed Grazing and Prescribed Burning, the Grassland State can be reverted to the Midgrass Prairie State.
Relevant conservation practices
| Practice | External resources |
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Prescribed Burning |
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Prescribed Grazing |
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