Boreal Forest Gravelly Floodplain
Scenario model
Current ecosystem state
Select a state
Management practices/drivers
Select a transition or restoration pathway
-
Transition T1A
Mining
More details -
No transition or restoration pathway between the selected states has been described
Target ecosystem state
Select a state
Description
The reference plant community is closed needleleaf forest (Viereck et al. 1992) with the dominant tree being white spruce. There are five plant communities within the reference state related to fire and one community related to flooding. While the reference plant community, community 1.2, community 1.5, and community 1.6 are supported with plot data, plant communities 1.3 and 1.4 have limited data and are considered provisional concepts.
Submodel
States 1, 5 and 6 (additional transitions)
1.1. white spruce / prickly rose - twinflower / splendid feathermoss - Schreber's big red stem moss
1.5. bluejoint / fireweed
1.6. balsam poplar - white spruce / thinleaf alder - prickly rose / horsetail -Tilesius' wormwood
States 2 and 5 (additional transitions)
1.2. white spruce - resin birch / prickly rose - twinflower / splendid feathermoss
1.5. bluejoint / fireweed
Description
This area has a rich history of placer mining for gold and to this day has many active mines. Placer mining is any technique that uses water to separate gold from sediment (e.g., panning and dredging). Environmental impact varies depending on the placer technique and mining footprint. In areas that had a history of placer mining, it was common to find large piles of gravels adjacent to post-placer mining vegetation. No plant communities were developed for gravel piles as they are primarily barren rock. This post-placer mining community does not represent the vast array of vegetation reclamation in the area and only reflects the snapshot of data collected during field activities. Future research is required to document additional post-mining plant communities, restoration pathways, and alternate states related to placer mining in the area.
Submodel
Model keys
Briefcase
Add ecological sites and Major Land Resource Areas to your briefcase by clicking on the briefcase (
) icon wherever it occurs. Drag and drop items to reorder. Cookies are used to store briefcase items between browsing sessions. Because of this, the number of items that can be added to your briefcase is limited, and briefcase items added on one device and browser cannot be accessed from another device or browser. Users who do not wish to place cookies on their devices should not use the briefcase tool. Briefcase cookies serve no other purpose than described here and are deleted whenever browsing history is cleared.
Ecological sites
Major Land Resource Areas
The Ecosystem Dynamics Interpretive Tool is an information system framework developed by the USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and New Mexico State University.