Natural Resources
Conservation Service
Loamy 11-13 PZ ARTRW8/PSSPS
Scenario model
Current ecosystem state
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Management practices/drivers
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Transition T1A
fire, improper grazing management
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Transition T2A
range seeding
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No transition or restoration pathway between the selected states has been described
Target ecosystem state
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Dominant plant species
Wyoming big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis), shrub
bluebunch wheatgrass (Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata), grass
Submodel
Resilience management
Excessive soil loss and changes in the hydrologic cycle caused by continued improper grazing management and/or frequent fire cause this state to cross the threshold and retrogress to a new site with reduced potential. It is economically impractical to return this state to State 1 with accelerated practices.
Dominant plant species
Sandberg bluegrass (Poa secunda), grass
cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum), grass
Submodel
Dominant plant species
crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum), grass
Submodel
Mechanism
T1A - Develops through fire and improper grazing management.This site has crossed the threshold. T1B - Develops through frequent fire and with improper grazing management. This site has crossed the threshold. It is economically impractical to return this state to State 1 with accelerated practices.
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