Table 1 List of EPA Level I and Level II ecoregions, including number of prescription window data sites within each ecoregion, and % surface area covered
From: How will future climate change impact prescribed fire across the contiguous United States?
Level I Ecoregion | Level II Ecoregion | Number of Rx Sites | (%) Surface area in CONUS |
|---|---|---|---|
5. Northern Forests | 5.2 Mixed Wood Shield | 5 | 2.83 |
5.3 Atlantic Highlands | 2 | 2.12 | |
6. Northwestern Forested Mountains | 6.2 Western Cordillera | 35 | 12.29 |
7. Marine West Coast Forests | 7.1 Marine West Coast Forests | 1 | 3.86 |
8. Eastern Temperate Forests | 8.1 Mixed Wood Plains | 5 | 5.73 |
8.2 Central USA Plains | 3 | 2.22 | |
8.3 Southeastern USA Plains | 6 | 10.10 | |
8.4 Ozark, Ouachita-Appalachian Forests | 7 | 5.10 | |
8.5 Mississippi Alluvial and Southeast USA Coastal Plains | 9 | 3.44 | |
9. Great Plains | 9.2 Temperate Prairies | 0 | 7.37 |
9.3 West-Central Semi-Arid Prairies | 1 | 8.04 | |
9.4 South-Central Semi-Arid Prairies | 1 | 9.77 | |
9.5 Texas-Louisiana Coastal Plain | 0 | 0.89 | |
9.6 Tamaulipas-Texas Semi-Arid Plain | 0 | 1.4 | |
10. North American Deserts | 10.1 Cold Deserts | 2 | 10.38 |
10.2 Warm Deserts | 1 | 9.30 | |
11. Mediterranean California | 10.1 Mediterranean California | 5 | 1.86 |
12. Southern Semi-Arid Highlands | 12.1 Western Sierra Madre Piedmont | 0 | 2.10 |
13. Temperate Sierras | 13.1 Upper Gila Mountains | 2 | 1.07 |
15. Tropical Wet Forest | 15.4 Everglades | 1 | 0.22 |
