Natural Resources
Conservation Service
Loamy Swale, Mixed Prairie
Scenario model
Current ecosystem state
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Management practices/drivers
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- Transition T1A More details
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No transition or restoration pathway between the selected states has been described
Target ecosystem state
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State 1
Mixed-grass Prairie State
Mixed-grass Prairie State
Submodel
Submodel
Submodel
Mechanism
Heavy Continuous Grazing and Drought transitions to Shortgrass Prairie State.
Mechanism
With heavy continuous grazing, droughts, no fire, and invader species, the Mixed-grass Prairie State converts to Mixed-grass-Shrub Savannah State.
Mechanism
Grazing Lands Mechanical Treatment, Range Planting, and Prescribed Grazing can assist in the restoration of the Mixed-grass Prairie State.
Relevant conservation practices
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Prescribed Grazing |
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Grazing Land Mechanical Treatment |
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Range Planting |
Mechanism
Heavy Continuous Grazing and Droughts would convert the Shortgrass Prairie State to the Shortgrass Shrub Savannah State.
Mechanism
Brush Management, Grazing Lands Mechanical Treatment, Range Planting and Prescribed Grazing can restore the Shortgrass Shrub Savannah State to the Mixed-grass Prairie State.
Relevant conservation practices
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Brush Management |
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Prescribed Grazing |
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Grazing Land Mechanical Treatment |
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Range Planting |
Mechanism
Brush Management, Grazing Lands Mechanical Treatment, Range Planting, and Prescribed Grazing can shift the Shortgrass/Shrub Savannah State to the Shortgrass Prairie State.
Relevant conservation practices
| Practice | External resources |
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Brush Management |
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Prescribed Grazing |
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Grazing Land Mechanical Treatment |
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Range Planting |
Mechanism
Brush Management, Grazing Lands Mechanical Treatment, Range Planting, and Prescribed Grazing can shift the Mixed-grass Shrub Savannah State to the Mixed-grass Prairie State.
Relevant conservation practices
| Practice | External resources |
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Brush Management |
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Prescribed Grazing |
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Grazing Land Mechanical Treatment |
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Range Planting |
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