Westside Region One
Ecological Stratification
The habitat type classification system in use by the region provided the basis for an ecological stratification of system knowledge.
HT-Grp | Description | Habitat type | ADP code | R1_PVT |
A1 | hot & very dry | pifl/agsp | 91 | pifl |
pifl/feid | 92 | pifl | ||
pifl/feid-feid | 93 | pifl | ||
pifl/feid-fesc | 94 | pifl | ||
pifl/juoc | 95 | pifl | ||
pipo/and | 110 | pipo | ||
A1 | hot & very dry | psme/syor | 380 | psme2 |
A2 | warm & very dry | pipo/agsp | 130 | pipo |
pipo/feid | 140 | pipo | ||
pipo/feid-feid | 141 | pipo | ||
pipo/feid-fesc | 142 | pipo | ||
pipo/putr | 160 | pipo | ||
pipo/putr-agsp | 161 | pipo | ||
pipo/putr-feid | 162 | pipo | ||
psme/agsp | 210 | psme1 | ||
psme/feid | 220 | psme1 | ||
psme/fesc | 230 | psme1 | ||
psme/caru-agsp | 321 | psme1 | ||
A2 | Warm & very dry | psme/juoc | 360 | psme1 |
B1 | warm & dry | pipo/syal | 170 | pipo |
pipo/syal-syal | 171 | pipo | ||
pipo/syal-bere | 172 | pipo | ||
psme/caru | 320 | psme1 | ||
psme/caru-aruv | 322 | psme1 | ||
psme/caru-caru | 323 | psme1 | ||
psme/caru-pipo | 324 | psme1 | ||
psme/cage | 330 | psme1 | ||
psme/aruv | 350 | psme1 | ||
B1 | warm & dry | psme/arco | 370 | psme1 |
B2 | modwarm & dry | pipo/pruvi | 180 | pipo |
pipo/pruvi-prvi | 181 | pipo | ||
pipo/pruvi-shca | 182 | pipo | ||
pipo/phma | 190 | pipo | ||
psme/phma | 260 | psme2 | ||
psme/phma-phma | 261 | psme2 | ||
psme/phma-caru | 262 | psme2 | ||
psme/phma-smat | 263 | psme2 | ||
psme/vagl-aruv | 282 | psme2 | ||
psme/syal | 310 | psme2 | ||
psme/syal-caru | 312 | psme2 | ||
psme/syal-syal | 313 | psme2 | ||
psme/spbe | 340 | psme1 | ||
abgr/spbe | 505 | abgr1 | ||
abgr/phma | 506 | abgr1 | ||
abgr/phma-cooc | 507 | abgr1 | ||
B3 | warm & modmoist | psme/vaca | 250 | psme1 |
psme/vagl | 580 | abgr2 | ||
psme/vagl-vagl | 281 | psme2 | ||
psme/vagl-xete | 283 | psme2 | ||
B3 | warm & modmoist | psme/libo-caru | 292 | psme2 |
C1 | modwarm & modmoist | psme/libo | 290 | psme2 |
psme/libo-syal | 291 | psme2 | ||
psme/libo-vagl | 293 | psme2 | ||
abgr/xete | 510 | abgr2 | ||
abgr/xete-cooc | 511 | abgr2 | ||
abgr/xete-vagl | 512 | abgr2 | ||
abgr/vagl | 515 | abgr2 | ||
abgr/clun-xete | 523 | abgr2 | ||
abgr/libo | 590 | abgr2 | ||
abgr/libo-libo | 591 | abgr2 | ||
C1 | modwarm & modmoist | abgr/libo-xete | 592 | abgr2 |
C2 | modwarm & moist | abgr/asca | 516 | abgr2 |
abgr/asca-mefe | 518 | abgr2 | ||
abgr/asca-tabr | 519 | abgr2 | ||
abgr/clun | 520 | abgr2 | ||
abgr/clun-clun | 521 | abgr2 | ||
abgr/clun-arnu | 522 | abgr2 | ||
abgr/clun-phma | 524 | abgr2 | ||
abgr/clun-mefe | 525 | abgr2 | ||
abgr/clun-tabr | 526 | abgr2 | ||
C2 | modwarm & moist | abgr/setr | 529 | abgr2 |
D1 | modcool & moist | thpl/clun | 530 | abgr2 |
thpl/clun-clun | 531 | thpl | ||
thpl/clun-aarnu | 532 | thpl | ||
thpl/clun-mefe | 533 | thpl | ||
thpl/clun-xete | 534 | thpl | ||
thpl/clun-tabr | 535 | thpl | ||
thpl/asca | 545 | thpl | ||
thpl/asca-asca | 546 | thpl | ||
thpl/asca-mefe | 547 | thpl | ||
thpl/asca-tabr | 548 | thpl | ||
thpl/gydr | 555 | thpl | ||
tshe/gydr | 565 | tshe | ||
tshe/clun | 570 | tshe | ||
tshe/clun-clun | 571 | tshe | ||
tshe/clun-arnu | 572 | tshe | ||
tshe/clun-mefe | 573 | tshe | ||
tshe/asca | 575 | tshe | ||
tshe/asca-arnu | 578 | tshe | ||
tshe/asca-mefe | 577 | tshe | ||
D2 | modcool & modmoist | picea/sest | 460 | picea |
picea/sest-psme | 461 | picea | ||
D2 | modcool & modmoist | picea/sest-picea | 462 | picea |
D3 | cool & moist | picea/clun | 420 | picea |
picea/clun-vaca | 421 | picea | ||
picea/clun-clun | 422 | picea | ||
picea/libo | 470 | picea | ||
picea/smst | 480 | picea | ||
tshe/mefe | 579 | tsme | ||
abla/clun | 620 | abla1 | ||
abla/clun-clun | 621 | abla1 | ||
abla/clun-arnu | 622 | abla1 | ||
abla/clun-vaca | 623 | abla1 | ||
abla/clun-xete | 624 | abla1 | ||
abla/clun-mefe | 625 | abla1 | ||
abla/libo | 660 | abla1 | ||
abla/libo-libo | 661 | abla1 | ||
abla/libo-xete | 662 | abla1 | ||
abla/mefe | 670 | abla1 | ||
abla/mefe-cooc | 671 | abla1 | ||
abla/mefe-luhi | 672 | abla1 | ||
abla/mefe-xete | 673 | abla1 | ||
abla/mefe-vasc | 674 | abla1 | ||
tsme/mefe | 680 | tsme | ||
tsme/mefe-luhi | 681 | tsme | ||
tsme-mefe-xete | 682 | tsme | ||
tsme/clun | 685 | tsme | ||
tsme/clun-mefe | 686 | tsme | ||
tsme/clun-xete | 687 | tsme | ||
abla/vasc-thoc | 733 | abla2 | ||
D3 | cool & moist | abla/alsi | 740 | abla1 |
E1 | modcool & wet | thpl/atfl | 540 | thpl |
thpl/atfl-adpe | 541 | thpl | ||
thpl/atfl-atfl | 542 | thpl | ||
thpl/opho | 550 | thpl | ||
E2 | cool & wet | picea/eqar | 410 | picea |
picea/gatr | 440 | picea | ||
abla/opho | 610 | abla1 | ||
abla/gatr | 630 | abla1 | ||
abla/stam | 635 | abla1 | ||
abla/stam-mefe | 636 | abla1 | ||
abla/stam-lica | 637 | abla1 | ||
abla/caca | 650 | abla1 | ||
abla/caca-caca | 651 | abla1 | ||
abla/caca-lica | 652 | abla1 | ||
abla/caca-gatr | 653 | abla1 | ||
abla/caca-legl | 655 | abla1 | ||
tsme/stam | 675 | tmse | ||
tsme/stam-luhi | 676 | tmse | ||
E2 | cool & wet | tsme/stam-mefe | 677 | tmse |
F1 | cool & mod dry | picea/vaca | 450 | picea |
abla/vaca | 640 | abla1 | ||
abla/libo-vasc | 663 | abla1 | ||
abla/xete | 690 | abla1 | ||
abla/xete-vagl | 691 | abla1 | ||
abla/xete-vasc | 692 | abla1 | ||
abla/xete-cooc | 693 | abla1 | ||
abla/xete-luhi | 694 | abla1 | ||
tsme/xete | 710 | tmse | ||
tsme/xete-luhi | 711 | tmse | ||
tsme/xete-vasc | 713 | tmse | ||
abla/vagl | 720 | abla1 | ||
abla/vasc | 730 | abla2 | ||
abla/vasc-caru | 731 | abla2 | ||
abla/vasc-vasc | 732 | abla2 | ||
pico/putr | 910 | pico | ||
pico/vaca | 920 | pico | ||
F1 | cool & mod dry | pico/libo | 930 | pico |
F2 | modcool & mod dry | abla/caru | 750 | abla1 |
abla/caru | 770 | abla1 | ||
abla/clps | 780 | abla1 | ||
abla/arco | 790 | abla1 | ||
abla/cage | 791 | abla1 | ||
abla/cage-cage | 792 | abla1 | ||
F2 | modcool & mod dry | pico/caru | 950 | pico |
G1 | cold & moist | abla/rimo | 810 | abla2 |
abla/pial-vasc | 820 | abla2 | ||
abla/luhi | 830 | abla2 | ||
abla/luhi-vasc | 831 | abla2 | ||
abla/luhi-mefe | 832 | abla2 | ||
tsme/luhi | 840 | tmse | ||
tsme/luhi-vasc | 841 | tmse | ||
G2 | cold & dry | pial-abla | 850 | pial |
laly-abla | 860 | laly | ||
pial | 870 | pial | ||
pico/xete | 925 | pico | ||
G2 | cold & dry | pico/vasc | 940 | pico |
NF1 | grasslands | upland grassland | 15 | NA |
sticom | 16 | drygrass | ||
agrspi | 17 | drygrass | ||
fesida | 18 | fesida | ||
fessca | 19 | fessca | ||
androp | 20 | androx | ||
NF1 | grasslands | descae | 21 | ripgrass |
NF2 | shrublands | upland shrubland | 30 | NA |
artarb | 31 | bigsage | ||
arttri | 32 | bigsage | ||
arttrip | 33 | bigsage | ||
pottru | 34 | potfru | ||
purtri | 35 | dryshrub | ||
cerled | 36 | dryshrub | ||
rhulri | 37 | rhusx | ||
sarver | 38 | saltshrub | ||
NF2 | shrublands | eriogo | 39 | unknown |
NF3 | woodlands | upland woodland | 50 | NA |
NF4 | riparian | riparian | 60 | NA |
carex | 61 | ripgrass | ||
tall forb | 70 | ripforb | ||
cartaeg | 71 | crataeg | ||
celtis | 72 | celtis | ||
alnus | 73 | alnus | ||
salix | 74 | salix | ||
poptre | 78 | poptre | ||
NF4 | riparian | poptri | 79 | poptri |
NF5 | alpine | alpine | 80 | alpine |
alp sedge/grass | 81 | alpgrass | ||
alp forb | 84 | alpforb | ||
NF5 | alpine | alp shrub | 87 | alpshrub |
XX1 | agriculture | crop, hay, pasture | 4 | |
XX2 | exotics | exotics grass/fo | 2 | |
XX3 | urban/rural | towns, subdiv | 3 | |
XX4 | barren | rock, scree, ice | 10 | rock,scree |
Vegetation Attributes
Valid Species for Forest Habitat Type Groups | |
Abbreviation | Species Name |
AF | alpine fir |
AF-ES-MH | alpine fir - Englemann spruce - mountain hemlock |
AF-MH | alpine fir - mountain hemlock |
AGR | agriculture |
AL | alpine larch |
AL-AF | alpine larch - alpine fir |
AL-WB-AF | alpine larch - white bark pine - alpine fir |
ALPINE-GRASSES | alpine grasses |
ALTERED-GRASSES | altered grasses |
C | cedar |
CW | cottonwood |
CW-MC | cottonwood - mixed conifers |
DF | Douglas-fir |
DF-AF | Douglas-fir - alpine fir |
DF-ES | Douglas-fir - Englemann spruce |
DF-GF | Douglas-fir - grand fir |
DF-LP | Douglas-fir - lodgepole pine |
DF-LP-AF | Douglas-fir - lodgepole pine - alpine fir |
DF-LP-ES | Douglas-fir - lodgepole pine - Englemann spruce |
DF-LP-GF | Douglas-fir - lodgepole pine - grand fir |
DF-PP-GF | Douglas-fir - ponderosa pine - grand fir |
DF-PP-LP | Douglas-fir - ponderosa pine - lodgepole pine |
DF-RRWP | Douglas-fir - rust resistance white pine |
DF-RRWP-GF | Douglas fir - rust resistance white pine - grand fir |
DF-WP | Douglas-fir - white pine |
DF-WP-GF | Douglas-fir - white pine -grand fir |
EARLY-SERAL | early seral |
ES | Englemann spruce |
ES-AF | Englemann spruce - alpine fir |
GF | grand fir |
L | larch |
L-DF | larch - Douglas-fir |
L-DF-AF | larch - Douglas-fir - alpine fir |
L-DF-ES | larch - Douglas-fir - Englemann spruce |
L-DF-GF | larch - Douglas-fir - grand fir |
L-DF-LP | larch - Douglas-fir - lodgepole pine |
L-DF-PP | larch - Douglas-fir - ponderosa pine |
L-DF-RRWP | ;arch - Douglas-fir - rust resistance white pine |
L-DF-WP | larch - Douglas-fir - white pine |
L-ES | larch - Englemann spruce |
L-ES-AF | larch - Englemann spruce - alpine fir |
L-GF | larch - grand fir |
L-LP | larch - lodgepole pine |
L-LP-GF | larch -lodgepole pine - grand fir |
L-PP | larch - ponderosa pine |
L-PP-LP | larch - ponderosa pine - lodgepole pine |
L-RRWP | larch - rust resistance white pine |
L-RRWP-GF | larch - rust resistance white pine - grand fir |
L-WP | larch - white pine -grand fir |
L-WP-GF | larch - white pine -grand fir |
LATE-SERAL | late seral |
LP | lodgepole pine |
LP-AF | lodgepole pine alpine fir |
LP-GF | lodgepole pine - grand fir |
MESIC-SHRUBS | mesic shrubs |
MH | mountain hemlock |
NATIVE-FORBS | native forbs |
ND | no data |
NS | non stocked |
PF | limber pine |
PP | ponderosa pine |
PP-DF | ponderosa pine - Douglas fir |
QA | quaking aspen |
QA-MC | quaking aspen - mixed conifers |
RRWP | rust resistance white pine |
UPLAND-GRASSES | upland grasses |
WB | white bark pine - Englemann spruce - alpine fir |
WB-ES-AF | white bark pine - Englemann spruce - alpine fir |
WH | western hemlock |
WH-C | western hemlock - cedar |
WH-C-GF | western hemlock - cedar - grand fir |
WP | white pine |
XERIC-SHRUBS | xeric shrubs |
Valid Species for Non Forest Habitat Type Groups | |
Abbreviation | Species Name |
AGR | agriculture |
AGSP | bluebunch wheatgrass |
ALPINE-GRASSES | alpine grasses |
ALPINE-HERBS | alpine herbs |
ALPINE-SHRUBS | alpine shrubs |
ALTERED-GRASSES | altered grasses |
ALTERED-NOXIOUS | altered noxious |
DF | Douglas-fir |
FESCUE | fescue |
FS-S-G | fire sprouting shrubs and grasses |
EARLY-SERAL | early seral |
GA | green ash |
HERBS | herbs |
JUSC | juniper |
JUSC-AGSP | juniper - bluebunch wheatgrass |
JUSC-ORMI | juniper - rice grass |
LATE-SERAL | late seral |
MAHOGANY | mahogany |
MESIC-SHRUBS | mesic shrubs |
MID-SERAL | mid seral |
MTN-FS-SHRUBS | mountain fire sprouting shrubs |
MTN-MAHOGANY | mountain mahogany |
MTN-SHRUBS | mountain shrubs |
NATIVE-FORBS | native forbs |
NF | non forest |
NOXIOUS | noxious |
PF | limber pine |
PP | ponderosa pine |
QA | quaking aspen |
QA-MC | quaking aspen - mixed conifers |
RIP-DECID | riparian deciduous |
RIP-DECID-MC | riparian deciduous - mixed conifers |
RIP-GRAMS | riparian graminoids |
RIPARIAN-GRASSES | riparian grasses |
UPLAND-GRASSES | upland grasses |
WATER | water |
WOODLAND | woodland |
XERIC-FS-SHRUBS | xeric fire sprouting shrubs |
XERIC-SHRUBS | xeric shrubs |
Size Classes
Size Class – Structure | Name |
NS | non-stocked |
UNIFORM | uniform |
SCATTERED | scattered |
CLUMPED | clumped |
OPEN-HERB | open herbaceous |
CLOSED-HERB | closed herbaceous |
OPEN-LOW-SHRUB | open low shrub |
OPEN-MID-SHRUB | open mid shrub |
OPEN-TALL-SHRUB | open tall shrub |
CLOSED-LOW-SHRUB | closed low shrub |
CLOSED-MID-SHRUB | closed mid shrub |
CLOSED-TALL-SHRUB | closed tall shrub |
WOODLAND | woodland |
SS | seedling and saplings, less than 5 inches dbh |
POLE | 5 to 8.9 inches dbh |
PTS | pole two stories |
PMU | pole multiple stories |
MEDIUM | 9 to 14.9 inches dbh |
MTS | medium two stories |
MMU | medium multiple stories |
LARGE | 15 to 20.9 inches dbh |
LTS | large two stories |
LMU | large multiple stories |
VERY-LARGE | |
VLTS | very large two stories |
VLMU | very large multiple stories |
AGR | agriculture |
NF | non forest |
WATER |
Densities
Density Class | Canopy Coverage |
1 | 0 - 14% |
2 | 15 - 39% |
3 | 40 - 69% |
4 | 70 - 100% |
Disturbance Processes
Disturbance Process |
Description |
LSF | Light severity fire |
MSF | Mixed severity fire |
SRF | Stand replacing fire |
FIRE EVENT | Fire event |
RD | Root disease |
LIGHT-WSBW | Light western spruce budworm |
SEVERE-WSBW | Severe western spruce budworm |
PP-MPB | Ponderosa pine mountain pine beetle |
LIGHT-LP-MPB | Light lodgepole pine mountain pine beetle |
SEVERE-LP-MPB | Severe lodgepole pine mountain pine beetle |
WP-MPB | White pine mountain pine beetle |
WBP-MPB | White bark pine mountain pine beetle |
DF-BEETLE | Douglas-fir beetle |
SPRUCE BEETLE | Spruce beetle |