Dry Sand
Scenario model
Current ecosystem state
Select a state
Management practices/drivers
Select a transition or restoration pathway
- Transition T1-2 More details
- Transition T1-3 More details
- Transition T1-4 More details
- Restoration pathway R2-1 More details
- Transition T2-4 More details
- Restoration pathway R3-1 More details
- Transition T3-4 More details
- Restoration pathway R4-1 More details
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No transition or restoration pathway between the selected states has been described
Target ecosystem state
Select a state
Submodel
States 1, 5 and 2 (additional transitions)
1.1. Old Pine - Spruce Forest Phase: 120+Yrs
1.5. Mature Forest Phase: 80 - 120 yrs
1.2. Pine Seedling/ Herbaceous Phase
Description
Cleared and cultivated fields, heavily managed with significant inputs and/or regular soil disturbance. (e.g. blueberry production).
Submodel
Mechanism
Cutting and clearing, meadow/pasture establishment
Relevant conservation practices
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Brush Management |
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Clearing and Snagging |
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Land Clearing |
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Upland Wildlife Habitat Management |
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Early Successional Habitat Development/Management |
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Record Keeping |
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Native Plant Community Restoration and Management |
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Invasive Species Pest Management |
Mechanism
cutting and clearing, crop establishment
Relevant conservation practices
| Practice | External resources |
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Clearing and Snagging |
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Land Clearing |
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Land Smoothing |
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Record Keeping |
Mechanism
cutting and clearing, sand and gravel mining operations (excavation)
Relevant conservation practices
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Clearing and Snagging |
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Land Clearing |
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Monitoring and Evaluation |
Mechanism
abandonment, vegetation development (succession), plantings
Relevant conservation practices
| Practice | External resources |
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Brush Management |
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Tree/Shrub Site Preparation |
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Tree/Shrub Establishment |
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Upland Wildlife Habitat Management |
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Record Keeping |
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Invasive Plant Species Control |
Mechanism
sand and gravel excavation
Relevant conservation practices
| Practice | External resources |
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Land Clearing |
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Monitoring and Evaluation |
Mechanism
abandonment, vegetation development (succession), plantings
Relevant conservation practices
| Practice | External resources |
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Tree/Shrub Site Preparation |
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Tree/Shrub Establishment |
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Upland Wildlife Habitat Management |
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Record Keeping |
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Invasive Plant Species Control |
Mechanism
sand and gravel excavation
Relevant conservation practices
| Practice | External resources |
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Land Clearing |
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Monitoring and Evaluation |
Mechanism
forest re-establishment
Relevant conservation practices
| Practice | External resources |
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Tree/Shrub Site Preparation |
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Land Reclamation, Abandoned Mined Land |
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Land Reclamation, Currently Mined Land |
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Spoil Spreading |
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Tree/Shrub Establishment |
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Upland Wildlife Habitat Management |
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Land Grading |
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Record Keeping |
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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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