Very Wet Outwash
Scenario model
Current ecosystem state
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Management practices/drivers
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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 predominant plant communities of the Very Wet Outwash ecological site’s Reference State (minimally-managed) include:
• Blueberry Wetland Thicket, (Highbush Blueberry - Swamp Azalea - Coastal Sweet-pepperbush Acidic Peatland), {Vaccinium corymbosum - Rhododendron viscosum - Clethra alnifolia Acidic Peatland], - CEGL006371
• Northeastern Buttonbush Shrub Swamp, (Common Buttonbush - Swamp-loosestrife Shrub Swamp), [Cephalanthus occidentalis - Decodon verticillatus Shrub Swamp], - CEGL006069
Other common plant communities in more enriched conditions may include:
• Eastern Cattail Marsh, Cattail (Narrowleaf Cattail, Broadleaf Cattail) - (Bulrush species) Eastern Marsh), [Typha (angustifolia, latifolia) - (Schoenoplectus spp.) Eastern Marsh], - CEGL006153
• Lower New England Red Maple Swamp Forest, (Red Maple / Swamp Azalea - Coastal Sweet-pepperbush Swamp Forest), [Acer rubrum / Rhododendron viscosum - Clethra alnifolia Swamp Forest], - CEGL006156
• Coastal Plain Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Forest, (Coastal Plain Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Forest), [Chamaecyparis thyoides / Ilex glabra - Rhododendron viscosum Swamp Forest], - CEGL006188
(Source: NatureServe 2018 [accessed 2019], USNVC 2017 [accessed 2019]).
Submodel
Description
Vegetation on lands somewhat conditioned by land use, e.g., managed native plant communities or invasive plant communities.
Submodel
Mechanism
Disturbance, invasive plant establishment
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Forest Land Management |
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Cutting, land clearing, plant establishment
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Land Clearing |
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Herbaceous weed treatment, plant removal, plant establishment, successional management
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Brush 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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Forest Land Management |
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Invasive Plant Species Control |
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Monitoring and Evaluation |
Mechanism
Cutting, land clearing, plant establishment
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Land Clearing |
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Invasive Plant Species Control |
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Herbaceous Weed Control |
Mechanism
Herbaceous weed treatment, plant removal, plant establishment, successional management
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Brush 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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Monitoring and Evaluation |
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Herbaceous Weed Control |
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