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Western U.S. California   California   R1ABCO Interior White Fir, northeastern California R1ALME Alpine Meadows Barrens R1ASPN Aspen With Conifer R1CAGR California Grassland R1CHAP Chaparral R1CHAPmn Montane Chaparral R1MCONns Mixed Conifer- North Slopes R1MCONss Mixed Conifer- south slopes R1MEVGn California Mixed Evergreen R1MTME Wet Mountain Meadow/Lodgepole Pine-Subalpine R1OAWD California Oak Woodlands R1PICOcw Sierra Nevada Lodgepole Pine--Cold Wet Upper Montane R1PICOdy Sierra Nevada Lodgepole Pine--Dry Subalpine R1PIJE Jeffrey Pine R1PIPO Ponderosa Pine R1PSMA South Coastal Mixed Evergreen/Big Cone Douglas-fir R1RFWF Red Fir / White Fir R1RFWP Red Fir / Western White Pine R1SABU Saltbush R1SAGEco Coastal Sage Scrub R1SCRBnc Coastal Scrub/Coastal Prairie R1SESE Coast Redwood R1WEHB Herbaceous Wetland Great Basin   Great Basin   R2ASMClw Aspen with Mixed Conifer-- Low to Mid-Elevations R2ASMCup Aspen with Mixed Conifers--High Elevations R2ASPN Stable Aspen/Cottonwood--No Conifers R2BLBR Blackbrush R2CHAPmn Montane Chaparral R2CRBU Creosotebush Shrublands With Grasses R2MGCOws Mountain Meadow-- Mesic to Dry R2MGWAws Great Basin Grassland R2MSHBwt Mountain Shrubland With Trees R2MTMA Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany R2PIJU Juniper & Pinyon-Juniper Steppe Woodland R2PIPO Interior Ponderosa Pine R2PSMEdy Great Basin Douglas-Fir--Dry R2SBBB Basin Big Sagebrush R2SBDW Black and Low Sagebrushes R2SBDWwt Black and Low Sagebrushes With Trees R2SBMT Mountain Big Sagebrush R2SBMTwc Mountain Big Sagebrush with Conifers R2SBWY Wyoming Big Sagebrush Semi-Desert R2SBWYse Wyoming Sagebrush Steppe R2SBWYwt Wyoming Big Sagebrush Semi-Desert With Trees R2SDSH Salt Desert Shrub R2SFPI Spruce-Fir / Pine Subalpine Northern & Central Rockies   Northern & Central Rockies   R0GFDF Grand fir/ Douglas-fir/ Larch Mix R0GFLP Grand fir/ Lodgepole/ larch/ Douglas-fir mix R0JUNIan Ancient Juniper R0LPDFnr Lower Subalpine Lodgepole Pine R0LPSFcr Lower Subalpine, Wyoming and Central Rockies R0MCCH Mixed Conifer-Upland Cedar/Hemlock R0MGRA Mountain Grassland R0MTSB Mountain Shrub--non-sagebrushes R0PGRn Northern Prairie Grassland R0PICO Persistent Lodgepole pine R0PIPObh Ponderosa Pine -- Black Hills - High Elevation R0PIPObl Ponderosa Pine--Black Hills Low Elevation R0PIPOnp Ponderosa Pine -- Northern Great Plains R0PIPOnr Ponderosa Pine Northern and Central Rockies R0PPDF Ponderosa Pine-Douglas-Fir R0PSMEco Cold Douglas-fir R0PSMEdy Xeric Interior Douglas-fir R0PSMEms Warm Mesic Interior Douglas-fir R0RIPA Riparian-- Wyoming R0SBBB Basin Big Sagebrush R0SBDW Low Sagebrush Shrubland R0SBMT Mountain Big Sagebrush Steppe and Shrubland R0SBWYwy Wyoming Big Sagebrush R0SPFI Upper Subalpine Spruce-Fir-- Central Rockies R0WBLP Whitebark Pine and Lodgepole Pine, Upper Subalpine Northern and Central Rockies R0WERC Western Red cedar R0WLLPDF Western Larch, Lodgepole Pine, and Douglas-Fir Mix Pacific Northwest   Pacific Northwest   R#ABAMlw Pacific Silver Fir--Low Elevation R#ABAMup Pacific Silver Fir--High Elevation R#ABLA Subalpine Fir R#AGSP Bluebunch Wheatgrass R#ALME Alpine and Subalpine Meadows and Grasslands R#DFHEdy Douglas-fir Hemlock--Dry Mesic R#DFHEwt Douglas-fir Hemlock--Wet Mesic R#DFWV Douglas-fir--Willamette Valley Foothills R#JUPIse Western Juniper Pumice R#MCONdy Mixed Conifer--Eastside Dry R#MCONms Mixed Conifer--Eastside Mesic R#MCONsw Mixed Conifer--Southwest Oregon R#MEVG California Mixed Evergreen-North R#MGRA Idaho Fescue Grasslands R#MTHE Mountain Hemlock R#OAPI Oregon White Oak/Ponderosa Pine R#OWOA Oregon White Oak R#PICOpu Lodgepole Pine - Pumice Soils R#PIJEsp Pine Savanna--Ultramafic R#PIPOm Dry Ponderosa Pine--mesic R#PIPOxe Ponderosa Pine--xeric R#REFI Red Fir R#SAWD Subalpine Woodland R#SBDWlw Low Sagebrush R#SBMT Mountain Big Sagebrush (Cool Sagebrush) R#SPFI Spruce-Fir R#SSHE Sitka Spruce-Hemlock R#TAOAco Oregon Coastal Tanoak R#WGRA Marsh Southwest   Southwest   R3ASMC Aspen with Spruce-Fir R3ASPN Stable Aspen Without Conifers R3BCLPsw Bristlecone/Limber Pines Southwest R3CHAPsw Interior Arizona Chaparral R3DESH Desert Shrubland with out Grass R3DGRA Desert Grassland R3DGRAst Desert Grassland with Shrub and Tree R3MASB Mountain Sagebrush (Cool Sage) R3MCONcm Southwest Mixed Conifer--Cool Moist, With Aspen R3MCONwd Southwest Mixed Conifer--Warm Dry, With Aspen R3MEBO Mesquite Bosques R3MGRA Montane & Subalpine Grasslands R3MGRAws Montane & Subalpine Grasslands With Shrubs or Trees R3MSHB Mountain Mahogany Shrubland R3OCWO Madrean Oak Conifer Woodland R3PGm Plains Mesa Grassland R3PGmst Plains Mesa Grassland With Shrubs or Trees R3PGRs Shortgrass Prairie R3PGRsws Shortgrass Prairie with Shrubs R3PGRswt Shortgrass Prairie with Trees R3PICOif Central Rocky Mountains Lodgepole Pine, infrequent fire R3PIJUff Pinyon-Juniper--Mixed Fire Regime R3PIJUrf Pinyon-Juniper--Rare Replacement Fire Regime R3PPDF Ponderosa Pine-Douglas-fir- Southern Rockies R3PPGO Ponderosa Pine Gambel Oak--Southern Rockies and Southwest R3PPGRsw Ponderosa Pine Grassland Southwest R3QUGA Gambel Oak R3RIPAfo Riparian Forest with Conifers R3RIPAgr Riparian Deciduous Woodland R3SDSH Salt Desert Scrubland R3SHST Southwestern Shrub Steppe R3SHSTwt Southwestern Shrub Steppe With Trees R3SPFI Spruce-Fir Eastern U.S. Great Lakes   Great Lakes   R6BSOH Mosaic of Bluestem Prairie and Oak-Hickory R6COLLff Conifer Lowland, Embedded in Fire-Prone System R6COLLif Conifer Lowland Embedded in Fire-Resistant Ecosystem R6FPFOgl Great Lakes Floodplain Forest R6GLSF Great Lakes Spruce-Fir R6GLSFif Minnesota Spruce-Fir Adjacent to Lake Superior and Drift and Lake Plain R6JAPI Great Lakes Pine Forests: Jack Pine R6JAPIop Great Lakes Pine Barrens R6JPOPMN Jack Pine / Open Lands with frequent (high)fire return interval R6MABA Maple-Basswood R6MBMHW Great Lakes Maple-Basswood Mesic Hardwood Forest R6MBOA Maple - Basswood - Oak - Aspen R6NHHEgl Northern Hardwood-Hemlock Forest (Great Lakes) R6NHMB Northern Hardwood Maple-Beech-Hemlock R6NOKS Northern Oak Savanna R6OAHI Oak-Hickory R6PIOK Pine-Oak R6RPWPff Red Pine-White Pine With Frequent Fire R6RPWPif Red Pine- White Pine With Less Frequent Fire R6WPHEff Great Lakes Pine Forests: White Pine-Hemlock Frequent Fire R6WPHEif White Pine-Hemlock Northeast   Northeast   R7APOK Appalachian Dry-Mesic Oak Forest R7BEMA Beech-Maple R7EPWM Eastern Woodland Mosaic R7NESF Northeast Spruce-Fir Forest R7NHHE Northern Hardwood-Hemlock R7NHMC Eastern white pine northern hardwood R7NHNE Northern Hardwoods Northeast R7NHSP Northern Hardwoods - Spruce R7NMAR Northern Coastal Marsh R7OAPIdx Eastern Dry-Xeric Oak-Pine R7PIBA Pine Barrens R7ROPI Rocky Outcrop Pine -- Northeast R7SESF Southeastern Red Spruce - Fraser Fir Northern Plains   Northern Plains   R4NESP Nebraska Sandhills Prairie R4NOFP Great Plains Floodplain R4OASA Oak Savanna R4OKHK Oak woodland R4PRMGn Northern Mixed-grass Prairie R4PRMGs Southern Mixed Grass Prairie R4PRTGc Tallgrass Prairie(Central) R4PRTGn Northern Tallgrass Prairie R4PRTGse Southern Tallgrass Prairie East R4WODR Northern Great Plains Wooded Draws and Ravines Southern Appalachians   Southern Appalachians   R8BSOB Bluestem Oak Barrens R8FPFOpi Bottomland Hardwood Forest R8HEWP Hemlock-White Pine-Hardwood R8MMHW Mixed Mesophytic Hardwood R8OACOm Appalachian Dry Mesic Oak Forest R8OAKxe Eastern Dry-Xeric Oak R8OHPI Appalachian oak-hickory-pine R8OKAW OAK-ASH WOODLAND R8PIECap Appalachian Shortleaf Pine R8PIVIap Appalachian Virginia Pine R8PRWMe Eastern Prairie-Woodland Mosaic R8SAHE Southern Appalachian High-Elevation Forest R8TMPP Table Mtn/Pitch Pine South Central   South Central   R5BSOW Interior Highlands Dry Oak/bluestem Woodland/glade R5BSSA Bluestem-Sacahuista R5DGRA Desert Grassland R5FOWOdm Interior Highlands Dry-Mesic Forest and Woodland R5GCPF Gulf Coastal Plain Pine Flatwoods R5GCPP West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine--upland+flatwoods R5GCPU West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine-Hardwood Woodland/Forest Upland R5LOSApa Oak Woodland / Shrubland / Grassland Mosaic R5MQSA Mesquite Savanna R5OAHIdy Interior Highlands Oak-Hickory (Pine) R5OASA Oak Savanna R5OHSA Oak-hickory Savanna R5PIBS Pine-Bluestem R5PRBL Blackland Prairie R5PRSG Southern Short/Mixed Grass Prairie R5PRTG Southern Tallgrass Prairie R5SHNS Shinnery oak-mixed grass R5SHNT Shinnery Tallgrass R5SHST Southwestern Shrub Steppe R5SOFPif Southern Floodplain R5SOFPrf Southern Flood Plain-rare fire R5XTMB Cross Timbers Southeast   Southeast   R90ADM Loess Bluff and Plain Forest R9AWCF Atlantic White Cedar Forest R9BKBE SE Gulf Coastal Plain Blackland Prairie and Woodland R9EGSG Everglades Sawgrass R9FPMA Floodplain Marsh R9LLBS Longleaf Pine/Bluestem R9LLMU Longleaf Mesic Uplands R9LLSH Longleaf Pine-Sandhills R9MAPR Everglades Marl Prairie R9MARF Maritime Forest (including other veg types) R9MEFL Mesic-dry Flatwoods R9OHPI Coastal plain pine oak hickory R9PAPR Palmetto Prairie R9PCSA Pond Cypress Savanna R9PCSN Pocosin R9PIRO Pine Rocklands R9POPI Pond Pine R9SFPM South Florida Coastal Prairie-Mangrove Swamp R9SFSP South Florida Slash Pine Flatwoods R9SMAR Southern Tidal Brackish to Freshwater Marsh R9SOFP Southern Flood Plain R9SPSC Sand Pine Scrub R9WPSAat Atlantic Wet Pine Savanna R9WPSAgu Gulf Coast Wet Pine Savanna

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