Wildlife Habitat Type Descriptions
DecAID Wildlife Habitat Types are based on Wildlife Habitats from Chapter 2 in Wildlife-Habitat Relationships in Oregon and Washington (Chappell et al. 2001) (WHR). Click on the links in the table below to see complete descriptions of the WHR Wildlife Habitats.
| DecAID Wildlife Habitat Type | DecAID Forest Inventory Sub-region | DecAID Wildlife Habitat Type Code | WHR Wildlife Habitat 1 | DecAID Grouping of TNC Alliances2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest | WA Coast | WLCH_WCO | Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest | Conifer/Hardwood mixed |
| Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest | OR Coast | WLCH_OCO | Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest | Conifer/Hardwood mixed |
| Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest | WA W Cascades | WLCH_WCA | Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest | Conifer/Hardwood mixed |
| Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest | OR W Cascades | WLCH_OCA | Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest | Conifer/Hardwood mixed |
| Southwest Oregon Mixed Conifer-Hardwood Forest |  |
SWOMC | Southwest Oregon Mixed Conifer-Hardwood Forest | |
| Lodgepole Pine Forests and Woodlands | |
LP | Lodgepole Pine Forests and Woodlands | |
| Montane Mixed Conifer Forest | |
MMC | Montane Mixed Conifer Forest | |
| Eastside Mixed Conifer Forest | N Cascades/Rocky Mtns. | EMC_NCR | Eastside (Interior) Mixed Conifer Forest | |
| Eastside Mixed Conifer Forest | E Cascades/Blue Mnts. | EMC_ECB | Eastside (Interior) Mixed Conifer Forest | |
| Ponderosa Pine/Douglas-fir Forest | |
PPDF | Ponderosa Pine Forest and Woodlands | Ponderosa pine/Douglas-fir |
1 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.
2 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.