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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reed Brake | Talladega National Forest | 36.2% | 91.08 |
| Cheaha B | Talladega National Forest | 30.4% | 91.08 |
| Cheaha A | Talladega National Forest | 10.5% | 10.08 |
| Oakey Mountain | Talladega National Forest | 10.3% | 256.23 |
| Blue Mountain | Talladega National Forest | 7.8% | 156.6 |
| Area | Forest | Coverage | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain | Ouachita National Forest | 6.7% | 51.57 |
| Little Blakely | Ouachita National Forest | 4.7% | 63.9 |
| Blue Mountain | Ouachita National Forest | 3.9% | 154.89 |
| Rich Mountain (AR) | Ouachita National Forest | 1.9% | 19.44 |
| Area | Forest | Coverage | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Creek Rare Ii Area | Homochitto National Forest | 43.1% | 457.11 |
| Area | Forest | Coverage | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catfish Lake South - A | Croatan National Forest | 12.4% | 10.89 |
| Pond Pine B | Croatan National Forest | 9.8% | 117.72 |
| Catfish Lake North | Croatan National Forest | 1.7% | 77.85 |
| Area | Forest | Coverage | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beech Creek | Ouachita National Forest | 3.0% | 100.08 |
| Rich Mountain (OK) | Ouachita National Forest | 2.9% | 59.22 |
| Area | Forest | Coverage | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hellhole Ext | Francis Marion National Forest | 3.0% | 10.71 |
| Area | Forest | Coverage | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winters Bayou | National Forests in Texas | 3.5% | 10.17 |
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.