State-and-transition simulation model of rangeland vegetation in southwest South Dakota (1969-2050)

This is a spatially-explicit state-and-transition simulation model of rangeland vegetation dynamics in southwest South Dakota. It was co-designed with resource management partners to support scenario planning for climate change adaptation. The study site encompasses part of multiple jurisdictions, including Badlands National Park, Buffalo Gap National Grasslands, and Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The model represents key vegetation types, grazing, exotic plants, fire, and the effects of climate and management on rangeland productivity and composition (i.e., distribution of ecological community phases). See Miller et al. (2017) for further details. The model was built using the ST-Sim software platform (www.apexrms.com/stsm)....

Categories: Data; Types: Citation; Tags: Badlands National Park, Bison, Buffalo Gap National Grassland, Cattle, Climate change, All tags... Climatology, Data Visualization & Tools, Fire, Grazing, Invasive species, Land Use Change, Livestock, North Central CASC, Northern Great Plains, Scenario planning, Science Tools for Managers, South Dakota, State-and-transition simulation model, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Fewer tags