Wildlife Habitat Codes

DecAID vegetation condition codes and crosswalk to Wildlife Habitats from Chapter 2 in Wildlife-Habitat Relationships in Oregon and Washington (Chappell et al. 2001) (WHR).

DecAID Vegetation Condition Code DecAID Wildlife Habitat Type DecAID Forest Inventory Subregion DecAID Successional Structure Class WHR Wildlife Habitat 1 DecAID Grouping of TNC Alliances2
WLCH_WCO_OCO_E Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest Washington Coast and Oregon Coast Early Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest Conifer/Hardwood mixed
WLCH_WCO_M Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest Washington Coast Mid Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest Conifer/Hardwood mixed
WLCH_WCO_L Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest Washington Coast Late Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest Conifer/Hardwood mixed
WLCH_OCO_M Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest Oregon Coast Mid Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest Conifer/Hardwood mixed
WLCH_OCO_L Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest Oregon Coast Late Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest Conifer/Hardwood mixed
WLCH_WCA_E Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest western Washington Cascades Early Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest Conifer/Hardwood mixed
WLCH_WCA_M Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest western Washington Cascades Mid Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest Conifer/Hardwood mixed
WLCH_WCA_L Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest western Washington Cascades Late Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest Conifer/Hardwood mixed
WLCH_OCA_E Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest western Oregon Cascades Early Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest Conifer/Hardwood mixed
WLCH_OCA_M Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest western Oregon Cascades Mid Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest Conifer/Hardwood mixed
WLCH_OCA_L Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest western Oregon Cascades Late Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest Conifer/Hardwood mixed
SWOMC_E Southwest Oregon Mixed Conifer-Hardwood Forest Early Southwest Oregon Mixed Conifer-Hardwood Forest
SWOMC_M Southwest Oregon Mixed Conifer-Hardwood Forest Mid Southwest Oregon Mixed Conifer-Hardwood Forest
SWOMC_L Southwest Oregon Mixed Conifer-Hardwood Forest Late Southwest Oregon Mixed Conifer-Hardwood Forest
LP_E Lodgepole Pine Forests and Woodlands Early Lodgepole Pine Forests and Woodlands
LP_M Lodgepole Pine Forests and Woodlands Mid Lodgepole Pine Forests and Woodlands
MMC_PF Montane Mixed Conifer Forest Post-fire Montane Mixed Conifer Forest
MMC_E Montane Mixed Conifer Forest Early Montane Mixed Conifer Forest
MMC_M Montane Mixed Conifer Forest Mid Montane Mixed Conifer Forest
MMC_L Montane Mixed Conifer Forest Late Montane Mixed Conifer Forest
EMC_NCR_PF Eastside MIxed Conifer Forest North Cascades/Rocky Mtns. Post-fire Eastside (Interior) Mixed Conifer Forest
EMC_NCR_E Eastside MIxed Conifer Forest North Cascades/Rocky Mtns. Early Eastside (Interior) Mixed Conifer Forest
EMC_NCR_M Eastside MIxed Conifer Forest North Cascades/Rocky Mtns. Mid Eastside (Interior) Mixed Conifer Forest
EMC_NCR_L Eastside MIxed Conifer Forest North Cascades/Rocky Mtns. Late Eastside (Interior) Mixed Conifer Forest
EMC_ECB_PF Eastside MIxed Conifer Forest East Cascades/Blue Mnts. Post-fire Eastside (Interior) Mixed Conifer Forest
EMC_ECB_E Eastside MIxed Conifer Forest East Cascades/Blue Mnts. Early Eastside (Interior) Mixed Conifer Forest
EMC_ECB_M Eastside MIxed Conifer Forest East Cascades/Blue Mnts. Mid Eastside (Interior) Mixed Conifer Forest
EMC_ECB_L Eastside MIxed Conifer Forest East Cascades/Blue Mnts. Late Eastside (Interior) Mixed Conifer Forest
PPDF_PF Ponderosa Pine/Douglas-fir Forest Post-fire Ponderosa Pine Forest and Woodlands Ponderosa pine/Douglas-fir
PPDF_E Ponderosa Pine/Douglas-fir Forest Early Ponderosa Pine Forest and Woodlands Ponderosa pine/Douglas-fir
PPDF_M Ponderosa Pine/Douglas-fir Forest Mid Ponderosa Pine Forest and Woodlands Ponderosa pine/Douglas-fir
PPDF_L Ponderosa Pine/Douglas-fir Forest Late Ponderosa Pine Forest and Woodlands Ponderosa pine/Douglas-fir

1DecAID Successional Structure Classes (S-Classes) are based primarily on the size of trees that dominate the structure of the stand. Stands with few live trees (<10% canopy cover) are classified as Early S-Class, even though the few trees in these stands may be any age or size. The S-Classes correspond to the s-classes described by Haugo et al. (2015).

2 Chappell, Christopher B., Rex C. Crawford, Charley Barrett, Jimmy Kagan, David H. Johnson, Mikel O’Mealy, Greg A. Green, Howard L. Ferguson, W. Daniel Edge, Eva L. Greda, and Thomas A. O’Neil. 2001. Wildlife habitats: Descriptions, status, trends, and system dynamics. Pp. 22-114 in: D.H. Johnson and T. A. O'Neil, ed. Wildlife-habitat relationships in Oregon and Washington. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis OR.

3 Grossman, D.H., D. Faber-Langendoen, A.W. Weakley, and others.1998. International Classification of Ecological Communities: Terrestrial Vegetation of the United States. Volume I: The National Vegetation Classification Standard. The Nature Conservancy, Boulder CO.

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