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Management practices/drivers
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Description
Minimally managed hardwood forest. Natural disturbances primarily from weather events, insect damage, tree fall create pockets of young forest communities (early successional).
Submodel
Description
Timber harvest common, invasive species such as bush honesuckle, oriental bittersweet, Japanese barberry, and multiflora rose may be common in disturbed areas.
Submodel
Mechanism
Human disturbances (roads, timber harvest,) affect species composition and allow the potential for non-native and invasive species to establish and persist.
Mechanism
Land clearing, planting of forage grasses and legumes.
Relevant conservation practices
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Land Clearing |
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Forage and Biomass Planting |
Mechanism
Removal of invasives, native outplanting.
Relevant conservation practices
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Brush Management |
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Forest Stand Improvement |
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Forest Management Plan - Written |
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Forest stand improvement for habitat and soil quality |
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Herbaceous Weed Control |
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