Wet Sandy Low Floodplain
Scenario model
Current ecosystem state
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Management practices/drivers
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- Restoration pathway R2A More details
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No transition or restoration pathway between the selected states has been described
Target ecosystem state
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Description
The reference community varies with the size of the river system. On larger river systems, the predominant plant community is:
• Red Maple Floodplain Forest (CEGL006503)
Acer rubrum - Prunus serotina / Cornus amomum Floodplain Forest
([Translated] Red Maple - Black Cherry / Silky Dogwood Floodplain Forest)
Other plant communities may include:
• Eastern Black Willow Floodplain Forest
Salix nigra - (Populus deltoides) Floodplain Forest
([Translated ] Black Willow - (Eastern Cottonwood) Floodplain Forest)
• Riverine Floodplain Forest (Early-Successional Type) (CEGL006036)
Platanus occidentalis - Fraxinus pennsylvanica Floodplain Forest
([Translated] American Sycamore - Green Ash Floodplain Forest).
Submodel
Description
The Semi-natural State would expect plant communities where ecological processes are primarily operating with some land conditioning in the past or present, e.g., managed forests, or plant communities that are an artifact of land management e.g., predominately invasive plants.
Submodel
Mechanism
Plant removals, plantings, Invasive plant control, successional mgmt., forestry practices
Restoration & Mgmt, Forest Stand Improvement, Early Successional Habitat Development, Wildlife Mgmt, Invasive spp. Control, Plant establishment
Relevant conservation practices
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Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management |
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Early Successional Habitat Development/Management |
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Restoration and Management of Natural Ecosystems |
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Native Plant Community Restoration and Management |
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Invasive Plant Species Control |
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