Inventoried Roadless Areas where this ecosystem is present, identified from LANDFIRE 2024 Existing Vegetation Type spatial analysis. Coverage indicates the proportion of each area occupied by this ecosystem type.
| Area | Forest | Coverage | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Fork | Ozark-St. Francis National Forest | 0.7% | 38.25 |
| Area | Forest | Coverage | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tea Creek Mountain | Monongahela National Forest | 4.3% | 143.55 |
| Canaan Loop | Monongahela National Forest | 2.7% | 86.85 |
| Seneca Creek | Monongahela National Forest | 2.3% | 211.23 |
| Falls Of Hills Creek | Monongahela National Forest | 2.2% | 61.02 |
| Cranberry Addition | Monongahela National Forest | 1.9% | 87.12 |
| East Fork Of Greenbrier | Monongahela National Forest | 1.9% | 55.71 |
| Dolly Sods Roaring Plain | Monongahela National Forest | 1.3% | 71.46 |
| Mcgowan Mountain | Monongahela National Forest | 1.2% | 49.05 |
| Gauley Mountain | Monongahela National Forest | 0.7% | 38.79 |
Ecosystem classification: Ecosystems are classified using the LANDFIRE 2024 Existing Vegetation Type (EVT) layer, mapped to NatureServe Terrestrial Ecological Systems via a curated crosswalk. Each EVT is linked to the USNVC (U.S. National Vegetation Classification) hierarchy through pixel-level co-occurrence analysis of LANDFIRE EVT and NatureServe IVC Group rasters across all roadless areas.
Vegetation coverage: Coverage percentages and hectares are derived from zonal statistics of the LANDFIRE 2024 EVT raster intersected with roadless area boundaries.
Ecosystem narratives and community species: Sourced from the NatureServe Explorer API, representing professional ecological assessments of vegetation composition, environmental setting, dynamics, threats, and characteristic species assemblages.
IVC hierarchy: The International Vegetation Classification hierarchy is sourced from the USNVC v3.0 Catalog, providing the full classification from Biome through Association levels.
Component associations: Plant community associations listed as components of each NatureServe Ecological System. Association data from the NatureServe Explorer API.
State ranks: Conservation status ranks assigned by NatureServe member programs in each state where the ecosystem occurs.