Loamy Floodplains
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Description
Because of the dynamic nature of hydrological events affecting this Ecological Site, many different plant communities can be found at any given time. We chose two distinct community phases to represent the Reference state: 1, a long-period free of extended ponding community phase and 2, frequently flooded and ponded community phase.
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Description
This ecological site includes small areas of sandier soils, where ecological conditions, and therefore vegetation, differ appreciably from that of the reference state but do not correspond closely enough to conditions described in the Sandy Floodplains site. In order to better facilitate management decision making, the sites are treated here as a separate states with two community phases.
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