Vegetation of the South Puget Prairie Landscape has undergone dramatic changes since European settlement, primarily due to suppression of fires, invasion of non-native species, and land conversion. Major existing land cover includes conifer forests, conifer savannas, oak woodlands, grasslands (prairies), forested and non-forested wetlands, agricultural crops, and developed areas. This paper will describe the composition and successional status of native prairies, oak woodlands, conifer savannas, and riparian deciduous forested wetlands.
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