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Using the phosphorus model
we were able to alter different land uses in order to make future predictions
for 2040.
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One important change is the
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Decrease in mature forest.
Kelly explained the importance of having a mature forest and the role it
plays in protecting the land from nutrient runoff
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Mature forests will likely
decline as
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More land is cleared for
development
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The model predicts an
Increase in residential land
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Most of the development will
have to occur away from the lake, as the shoreline is already well-developed
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We also plan to see a Decrease
in cropland and pasture land
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This could provide some area
for development without the need to clear more forested land
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Increase in commercial and
municipal land
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Will occur at a much slower
rate than the residential land increase as it is a much smaller percentage of
land in TMP watershed.
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