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 | 37.1% | 93.33 |
| Cheaha B | Talladega National Forest | 14.5% | 43.47 |
| Cheaha A | Talladega National Forest | 13.1% | 12.51 |
| Oakey Mountain | Talladega National Forest | 8.9% | 219.96 |
| Blue Mountain | Talladega National Forest | 8.3% | 167.85 |
| Area | Forest | Coverage | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain | Ouachita National Forest | 20.2% | 155.79 |
| Little Blakely | Ouachita National Forest | 12.8% | 173.52 |
| Blue Mountain | Ouachita National Forest | 3.4% | 134.64 |
| Area | Forest | Coverage | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Area Wsa | Osceola National Forest | 49.6% | 510.57 |
| Farles Prairie | Ocala National Forest | 22.2% | 170.46 |
| Long Bay | Apalachicola National Forest | 18.1% | 420.48 |
| Gum Bay | Apalachicola National Forest | 13.8% | 651.78 |
| Savannah | Apalachicola National Forest | 12.4% | 96.84 |
| Alexander Springs Creek | Ocala National Forest | 6.8% | 81.63 |
| Impassable Bay | Osceola National Forest | 5.0% | 56.16 |
| Clear Lake | Apalachicola National Forest | 4.4% | 99.45 |
| Area | Forest | Coverage | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saline Bayou W & S River Corridor | Kisatchie National Forest | 2.9% | 63.36 |
| Area | Forest | Coverage | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Creek Rare Ii Area | Homochitto National Forest | 6.8% | 71.82 |
| Area | Forest | Coverage | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catfish Lake South - A | Croatan National Forest | 13.6% | 11.97 |
| Area | Forest | Coverage | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beech Creek | Ouachita National Forest | 1.5% | 50.76 |
| Area | Forest | Coverage | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Lake Creek | National Forests in Texas | 63.4% | 152.91 |
| Big Woods | National Forests in Texas | 46.3% | 248.13 |
| Big Creek | National Forests in Texas | 21.4% | 125.64 |
| Winters Bayou | National Forests in Texas | 14.3% | 42.12 |
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.