Natural Resources
Conservation Service
Mine Spoil (reserved)
Scenario model
Current ecosystem state
Select a state
Management practices/drivers
Select a transition or restoration pathway
- Transition T1-2 More details
- Transition T1-3 More details
- Restoration pathway R2-1 More details
- Transition T2-3 More details
- Restoration pathway R3-1 More details
- Restoration pathway R3-2 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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Description
Due to the manufactured nature of mine spoils, there is no certain reference condition. However, following reclaimation/restoration conditions analogous to native soil conditions can be made. The exact nature of the Analog to Reference needs further investigation and field studies.
Submodel
Description
The Semi-natural State would expect plant communities where ecological processes are primarily operating with some land conditioning in the past or present, e.g., managed forests, or plant communities that are an artifact of land management e.g., predominately invasive plants.
Submodel
Mechanism
forest management, fire suppression, disturbance, invasive plant establishment
Relevant conservation practices
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Forest Stand Improvement |
Mechanism
cutting, land clearing, plant establishment
Relevant conservation practices
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Land Clearing |
Mechanism
plant removal, plant establishment, successional management
Relevant conservation practices
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Restoration and Management of Natural Ecosystems |
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Native Plant Community Restoration and Management |
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Invasive Species Pest Management |
Mechanism
cutting, land clearing, plant establishment
Relevant conservation practices
| Practice | External resources |
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Land Clearing |
Mechanism
plant removal, plant establishment, successional management
Relevant conservation practices
| Practice | External resources |
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Restoration and Management of Natural Ecosystems |
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Native Plant Community Restoration and Management |
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Invasive Plant Species Control |
Model keys
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