Natural Resources
Conservation Service
Low Stony Hill 23-31 PZ
Scenario model
Current ecosystem state
Select a state
Management practices/drivers
Select a transition or restoration pathway
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Transition T1A
Absence of disturbance and natural regeneration over time, may be coupled with excessive grazing pressure
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Transition T1B
Absence of disturbance and natural regeneration over time
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Restoration pathway R2A
Reintroduction of historic disturbance return intervals
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Transition T2A
Absence of disturbance and natural regeneration over time
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No transition or restoration pathway between the selected states has been described
Target ecosystem state
Select a state
State 1
Grassland
Grassland
Dominant plant species
live oak (Quercus virginiana), tree
little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium), grass
sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula), grass
Submodel
Submodel
Transition T1A
Absence of disturbance and natural regeneration over time, may be coupled with excessive grazing pressure
Mechanism
Heavy abusive grazing and no fire will lead the transition from the Grassland State to the Woodland State.
Transition T1B
Absence of disturbance and natural regeneration over time
Mechanism
Heavy abusive grazing, no fire, and no brush management shifts from the Grassland State to the Closed Canopy Woodland State.
Restoration pathway R2A
Reintroduction of historic disturbance return intervals
Mechanism
With the application of various conservation practices including prescribed grazing, prescribed burning, brush management, IPT, and Range Planting, the Woodland State can attempt to revert back to the Grassland State.
Relevant conservation practices
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Brush Management |
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Prescribed Burning |
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Range Planting |
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Prescribed Grazing |
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