Steep Loamy-Mantled Ridges
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Description
The Reference State is more common on Steep Loamy-Mantled Ridges ecological site than it is on the more readily accessible Loamy-Mantled Uplands ecological sites. This is due mainly to the steeper slopes and smaller areas involved. However, an untouched Reference State is still a relatively rare occurrence.
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This state often closely resembles the reference state after the rotation age for the initial regrowth passed; many Steep Loamy-Mantled Ridges ecological sites are like this. Recently logged sites are a different story, of course. It takes longer for a closed canopy forest to regenerate on these steeper sites, along with the higher probability that multiple microsites found on this show different trajectories toward a mature forest. For example steep, upper backslope portions with a southerly aspect will be the driest part of the site and will be likely exhibit slowest regrowth with only drought-adapted species.
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This state is less common on the steeper sites than it is on lesser slopes. The edaphic conditions on the sites change rapidly over short distances.
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