Succession Plots
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These plots were created on the preserve to study secondary succession, or the change in the composition of plants and animals in an area after a disturbance. In this case, the disturbance the land faced was continual mowing so it could be used for livestock. Now to study the impact of management on succession, parts of the field are grazed by goats, mowed, or plowed. A section of the field is unmanaged to study how the land would go through succession naturally.
