Interbedded Sedimentary Colluvium
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Description
Depending on local conditions, forest composition can vary but in general will consist of closed-canopy hardwoods. These forest sites are typically more productive than some other PESs in this MLRA.
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Description
Managed pasture for a variety of livestock is a typical land-use on this site. Species composition and productivity are largely dependent on local conditions and management strategies.
Submodel
Description
This state results when land has been put in crops or pasture and abandoned. Pine and weedy species usually colonize. Depending on the rate and intensity of invasion, it may naturally return to an upland forest or it might need management.
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Mechanism
Forest clearing, herbicide application for woody or invasive species as needed, seeding, fertilizing
Mechanism
Natural succession, management (invasive plant control, tree planting in some cases)
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