Present: Current Ecosystem Conditions

LANDFIRE’s Existing Vegetation Type, Cover and Height datasets describe vegetation conditions.

• Existing Vegetation Type (EVT) - represents the current distribution of the terrestrial ecological systems classification, developed by NatureServe for the western hemisphere, through 2016
• Existing Vegetation Cover (EVC) - represents the vertically projected percent cover of the live canopy layer for a 30-m cell
• Existing Vegetation Height (EVH) - represents the average height of the dominant vegetation for a 30-m cell

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Summary

• The Northwestern Great Plains-Black Hills Ponderosa Pine Woodland and Savanna is the most dominant ecosystem covering almost 44% of the subregion.

Most Prevalent Existing Vegetation Types

Most Prevalent Existing Vegetation Types

Existing Vegetation Cover

The Existing Vegetation Cover (EVC) map is a visual representation of EVC classifications across the subregion. The chart below the map provides a breakdown of each vegetation cover classification and their relative dominance across the subregion

Existing Vegetation Height

The Existing Vegetation Height (EVH) map showcases EVH across the subregion. The chart below the map provides the percentage of the landscape represented by each EVH height.