APPENDIX D: AGGREGATION AND SIMPLIFICATION OF ECOTYPE CLASSIFICATION
Table D1. Method for consolidating 37 ecotype classes into 20 aggregated
ecotypes.
Aggregated ecotype
Ecotype
Alpine Barrens
Alpine Rocky Dry Barrens
Alpine Dwarf Scrub
Alpine Rocky Dry Dwarf Scrub
Alpine Low Scrub
Alpine Rocky Moist Low Scrub
Alpine Wet Low Scrub
Alpine Tussock Meadow
Alpine Wet Tussock Meadow
Upland Low and Tall Scrub
Upland Rocky Dry Meadow
Upland Rocky Dry Low Scrub
Upland Moist Low and Tall Scrub
Upland Moist Low and Tall Scrub--disturbed
Upland Broadleaf Forest
Upland Rocky Dry Broadleaf Forest
Upland Moist Broadleaf Forest
Upland Moist Mixed Forest
Upland Needleleaf Forest
Upland Moist Needleleaf Forest
Upland Wet Needleleaf Forest
Lowland Low Scrub
Lowland Gravelly Moist Low Scrub
Lowland Low Scrub - disturbed
Lowland Wet Low Scrub
Lowland Tussock Scrub Bog
Lacustrine Moist Meadow
Lowland Tall Scrub
Lowland Moist Tall Scrub
Lowland Broadleaf Forest
Lowland Gravelly Dry Broadleaf Forest
Lowland Wet Broadleaf Forest
Lowland Mixed Forest
Lowland Wet Mixed Forest
Lowland Needleleaf Forest
Lowland Gravelly Needleleaf Forest
Lowland Wet Needleleaf Forest
Ponds and Lakes
Ponds and Lakes
Riverine Barrens
Riverine Gravelly Barrens
Riverine Dwarf Scrub
Riverine Gravelly Dry Dwarf Scrub
Riverine Low and Tall Scrub
Riverine Moist Low and Tall Scrub
Riverine Broadleaf Forest
Riverine Gravelly Dry Broadleaf Forest
Riverine Moist Broadleaf Forest
Riverine Needleleaf Forest
Riverine Gravelly Needleleaf Forest
Riverine Moist Mixed Forest
Riverine Moist Needleleaf Forest
Upper Perennial River
Upper Perennial River
Human Disturbed
Human Disturbed Barrens
Human Disturbed Scrub
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