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Conservation Service
Igneous Hill and Mountain, Desert Grassland
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Current ecosystem state
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Management practices/drivers
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Mechanism
Heavy Continuous Grazing, No Brush Management, Loss of Periodic Fires, and Drought shifts to Shrub/Shortgrass Complex Community.
Mechanism
Introduction of Non-native seed sources leads to Introduced Grassland/Shrub State.
Mechanism
Brush Management and Prescribed Grazing restores to Mid & Shortgrass/Shrub State.
Relevant conservation practices
| Practice | External resources |
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Brush Management |
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Prescribed Grazing |
Mechanism
Heavy Continuous Grazing, No Brush Management, Drought, and Introduction of Non-native seed sources lead to Shrub/Introduced Grassland Complex State.
Mechanism
Heavy Continuous Grazing, Drought and No Brush Management leads to Shrub/Introduced Grassland Complex State.
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