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Short Names for Ecoregions

The Assessment and its associated data often refer to Bailey's ecological provinces by their codes, represented by three digits plus in some cases a leading "M" to indicate mountainous topography. While succinct, the codes are unfamiliar to most individuals and provide little information on the character or location of the area to which reference is being made.

One could alternatively use the full, formal name for each ecological province, but these are extremely long and quite unworkable for use in tables.

To remedy this Vic Rudis and John Pye offer a set of short names for your consideration and use.

code	short name	full name
221	E Broadlf Ocean	Eastern Broadleaf Forest (Oceanic)
M221	Cntr Appalachian	CAB Forest, Coniferous Forest-Meadow
222	E Broadlf Contl	Eastern Broadleaf Forest (Continental)
M222	Ozark Broadlf	Ozark Broadleaf Forest-Meadow
231	Southeast Mixed	Southeastern Mixed Forest
M231	Ouachita Mixed	Ouachita Mixed Forest-Meadow
232	Outr Coast Mixed	Outer Coastal Plain Mixed Forest
234	Lowr MS Riverine	Lower Mississippi Riverine Forest
M251	Prairie Park Tmp	Prairie Parkland (Temperate)
255	Prairie Park Sbtr	Prairie Parkland (Subtropical)
411	Everglades	Everglades

 

 

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