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Click on “Download PDF” for the PDF version or on the title for the HTML version. If you are not an ASABE member or if your employer has not arranged for access to the full-text, Click here for options. Ecological Site Descriptions Including use of State and Transition Models in Impacting Evolution of Plant Communities on Landscape and Erosion EvolutionPublished by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, St. Joseph, Michigan www.asabe.org Citation: International Symposium on Erosion and Landscape Evolution (ISELE), 18-21 September 2011, Anchorage, Alaska 711P0311cd Paper #11093.(doi:10.13031/2013.39283)Authors: Michael John Kucera, David T Lightle Keywords: Ecological sites, Ecological site descriptions (ESDs), State and transition models (STMs) Ecological sites and ecological site descriptions (ESDs) are the foundation of the USDA-NRCS, and conservation partner ecological inventory efforts in the U.S. Ecological sites are a distinctive kind of land with similar landscapes, climatic and soil conditions, and specific physical characteristics that differ from other kinds of land in its ability to produce a distinctive kind and amount of vegetation, and in its ability to respond to management actions and natural disturbances. (Download PDF) (Export to EndNotes)
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