The reference state is comprised of five communities in varying stages of regeneration following either small-scale or large-scale disturbance.
Submodel
1.1. Subalpine Fir, Lodgepole Pine, Common Juniper, Oregon Boxleaf, Broadleaf Lupine, and Cascade Desertparsley
1.2. Lodgepole Pine, Douglas-fir, Common Juniper, Spreading Phlox, Broadleaf Lupine, and Broadleaf Arnica
1.3. Douglas-fir, Whitebark Pine, Broadleaf Lupine, and Broadleaf Arnica
1.4. Douglas-fir, Lodgepole Pine, Common Juniper, Spreading Phlox, Broadleaf Lupine, and Jacob's-Ladder
1.5. Lodgepole Pine, Subalpine Fir, Common Juniper, Oregon Boxleaf, Broadleaf Lupine, and Cascade Desertparsley
Communities 1 and 5 (additional pathways)
1.1. Subalpine Fir, Lodgepole Pine, Common Juniper, Oregon Boxleaf, Broadleaf Lupine, and Cascade Desertparsley
1.5. Lodgepole Pine, Subalpine Fir, Common Juniper, Oregon Boxleaf, Broadleaf Lupine, and Cascade Desertparsley
Model keys
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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.