Natural Resources
Conservation Service
Floodplain Forest Wet
Scenario model
Current ecosystem state
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Management practices/drivers
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Transition T1.A
Mechanical removing of timber.
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No transition or restoration pathway between the selected states has been described
Target ecosystem state
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Description
The reference state of this site is characterized by annual or periodic flooding resulting in two communities, a true floodplain forest, and a more upland terrace forest.
Dominant plant species
silver maple (Acer saccharinum), tree
black ash (Fraxinus nigra), tree
green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica), tree
American elm (Ulmus americana), tree
American basswood (Tilia americana), tree
Virginia wildrye (Elymus submuticus), grass
Canadian woodnettle (Laportea canadensis), grass
Tuckerman's sedge (Carex tuckermanii), grass
ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris), grass
Submodel
Description
Mechanical removal of tree species for timber.
Dominant plant species
Virginia wildrye (Elymus submuticus), grass
Canadian woodnettle (Laportea canadensis), grass
Tuckerman's sedge (Carex tuckermanii), grass
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