Plant Decadence

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021145",
  "term": "Plant Decadence",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Plants that are old or deteriorating. In a plant community, decadence refers to an overabundance of dead or dying plants relative to what is expected for a site given the natural range of variability in disease, climate, and management influences.",
  "references": [
    "DOI Bureau of Land Management Interpreting Indicators of Rangeland Health Glossary at http://www.blm.gov/nstc/library/pdf/1734-6.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/plant-decadence/"
}